Aztec is a privacy-first Ethereum Layer 2 that enables fully private smart contracts using zero-knowledge cryptography. Aztec's Twitter Score is 341 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #813 (top 0.5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Aztec was co-founded by Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews, and is affiliated with Aztec Labs and the Aztec Foundation. The network's Alpha Network is live as a feature-complete environment for private smart contracts, and its Ignition Chain, a decentralized Layer 2, went live in November 2025 as a community-run network. Aztec describes itself as the leading privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum.
Aztec is built around Noir, an open-source Rust-like programming language designed for writing private programs on the network. The network's native token, $AZTEC, is an ERC-20 on Ethereum L1 used for staking, governance, and gas. Aztec has published 6,839 posts and has 206,923 followers as of July 2026. Aztec has been mentioned by 938 accounts, with 2,168 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Aztec include 1,357 founders, 340 angel investors, 718 influencers and 57 VCs. Among them are Toly, Chris Dixon, Ansem, Erik Voorhees, Laura Shin and Stani.