Aztec is a privacy-first Ethereum Layer 2 that enables fully private smart contracts using zero-knowledge cryptography. Aztec's Twitter Score is 358 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of August 2026, ranking #735 (top 0.5%) among 482,450 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 6,911 posts and has 206,064 followers as of August 2026. Aztec has been mentioned by 990 accounts, with 2,269 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Aztec include 1,388 founders, 392 angel investors, 593 influencers and 49 VCs. Among them are Erik Voorhees, Toly, Chris Dixon, Ansem, Laura Shin and Stani.