Aztec is a privacy-focused Ethereum Layer 2 enabling fully private smart contracts and decentralized applications using zero-knowledge cryptography. Based in the United Kingdom, the project describes itself as a programmable privacy network. Aztec's TwitterScore is 344 out of 1000.
Aztec says its Alpha Network is live as a feature-complete privacy-first network for private smart contracts, letting developers choose what is public and private across data, identity, and compute, with proofs of transactions settled to Ethereum L1. The project's Ignition Chain went live in November 2025 as a decentralized L2 on Ethereum, run by the community rather than by Aztec Labs or the Aztec Foundation. Aztec reported the network had zero downtime with 3,500+ sequencers and 50+ provers across five continents, and that Aztec Labs and the Aztec Foundation run no sequencers and do not participate in governance. $AZTEC is the project's ERC-20 token on Ethereum L1, which can be staked for block proposal/validation, network security, governance, emissions, and may be used for gas fees on the network. Aztec's Alpha announcement states the current network is an early version with known vulnerabilities and expects upgrades on the path to Beta.
Aztec was founded by Zac Williamson, Aztec Labs Co-Founder and CEO, and Joe Andrews, President & Co-Founder. Aztec Labs describes itself as a standalone product company created by the Aztec Network's original builders, focused on products using Aztec Network privacy. Aztec says Zac Williamson and Ariel Gabizon introduced PLONK in 2019, which became widely used in zero-knowledge cryptography. The project's Noir is an open-source Rust-like programming language for writing private programs and smart contracts on Aztec. Aztec has 207,155 followers and 6,813 posts, ranking at #875 among 364,257 tracked accounts. The account has been mentioned by 938 accounts. ETHDenver.
Smart Followers
The accounts that follow Aztec include 1,165 founders, 293 angel investors, 744 influencers and 87 VCs, among them Erik Voorhees, Toly, Laura Shin, Chris Dixon, Ansem and Stani.