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Renowned Cryptographer and Coauthor of PLONK, Ariel Gabizon Rejoins Aztec Labs as Chief Scientist

Ariel Gabizon, a distinguished cryptographer, coauthor of PLONK, and pioneer of zero-knowledge (ZK) technology, has rejoined Aztec Labs as its Chief Scientist. With Devnet now live and private, client-side smart contract execution with public verifiability possible, Ariel is rejoining us at a pivotal moment for Aztec, our upcoming privacy-first L2 on Ethereum.

August 20, 2024

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Can blockchains and zero-knowledge help humanity survive? 47 real-world use cases

Worldwide, the average person’s daily screen time is 6 hours and 58 minutes. This is approximately 41% of waking time. Does it mean that a modern human is 41% digital?

June 11, 2024

Worldwide, the average person’s daily screen time is 6 hours and 58 minutes. This is approximately 41% of waking time. Does it mean that a modern human is 41% digital?

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Decentralization is not a meme: Part 1

What do we mean by “decentralization”? Why Aztec takes decentralization seriously? In this post, we explore Aztec’s efforts around protocol decentralization: sequencer, prover, and upgrade mechanism.

May 21, 2024

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Regeneration: a Manifesto for an Autonomous Future

This piece, written by Zac Williamson with insights from Arnaud Schenk, delves into the evolving landscape of blockchain technology and its impact on societal structures.

March 7, 2024

This piece, written by Zac Williamson with insights from Arnaud Schenk, delves into the evolving landscape of blockchain technology and its impact on societal structures.

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WTF is Aztec?

Blockchains like Bitcoin and Ethereum provide humanity with programmable digital money. Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum. It enables a critical dimension of programmable digital money that has heretofore been ignored: privacy.

February 22, 2024

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Aztec Labs’ Response to the Bank of England’s Consultation for the Digital Pound

Aztec Labs shares their response to the Bank of England's consultation on the digital pound, offering insights into the future of digital currencies.

June 12, 2023

Aztec Labs shares their response to the Bank of England's consultation on the digital pound, offering insights into the future of digital currencies.

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Aztec: the Hybrid zkRollup

Aztec's Hybrid ZkRollup combines the best of Ethereum smart contracts and encrypted execution for enhanced blockchain privacy and efficiency.

May 4, 2023

Aztec's Hybrid ZkRollup combines the best of Ethereum smart contracts and encrypted execution for enhanced blockchain privacy and efficiency.

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A Letter to His Majesty’s Treasury

Aztec Labs responds to His Majesty's Treasury about blockchain's role in financial systems, emphasizing privacy and innovation.

May 1, 2023

Aztec Labs responds to His Majesty's Treasury about blockchain's role in financial systems, emphasizing privacy and innovation.

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Privacy for Pennies: Scaling Aztec’s zkRollup

Learn how how Aztec's ZkRollup achieves scalable blockchain privacy at a minimal cost, enhancing both efficiency and security.

March 25, 2022

Learn how how Aztec's ZkRollup achieves scalable blockchain privacy at a minimal cost, enhancing both efficiency and security.

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Aztec is going open source!

Today we announce that all future releases of code from Aztec will be under the Apache 2.0 license to increase scrutiny and collaboration on our code.

June 10, 2021

Today we announce that all future releases of code from Aztec will be under the Apache 2.0 license to increase scrutiny and collaboration on our code.

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What Mark Cuban Taught Us About Privacy on Ethereum

Cuban shared a piece of NFT artwork with his followers. Gain insights from his perspective on Ethereum privacy, offering valuable lessons and inspiration.

February 19, 2021

Cuban shared a piece of NFT artwork with his followers. Gain insights from his perspective on Ethereum privacy, offering valuable lessons and inspiration.

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Aztec: zkRollup Layer 2 + Privacy

Today we’re proud to announce Aztec 2.0, a scaling solution with privacy at its core, blending efficiency and security in blockchain transactions.

October 12, 2020

Today we’re proud to announce Aztec 2.0, a scaling solution with privacy at its core, blending efficiency and security in blockchain transactions.

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Why Hashes Dominate in SNARKs

Examine the crucial role of hashes in SNARKs, essential to cryptographic proofs in blockchain technology.

December 18, 2019

Examine the crucial role of hashes in SNARKs, essential to cryptographic proofs in blockchain technology.

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Confidential transactions have arrived, a dive into the AZTEC Protocol

Aztec is revolutionizing private transactions on the blockchain, and this is how we're doing it.

December 4, 2018

Aztec is revolutionizing private transactions on the blockchain, and this is how we're doing it.

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Renowned Cryptographer and Coauthor of PLONK, Ariel Gabizon Rejoins Aztec Labs as Chief Scientist

Can blockchains and zero-knowledge help humanity survive? 47 real-world use cases

Decentralization is not a meme: Part 1

Regeneration: a Manifesto for an Autonomous Future

WTF is Aztec?

Aztec Labs’ Response to the Bank of England’s Consultation for the Digital Pound

Aztec: the Hybrid zkRollup

A Letter to His Majesty’s Treasury

Privacy for Pennies: Scaling Aztec’s zkRollup

Aztec is going open source!

What Mark Cuban Taught Us About Privacy on Ethereum

Aztec: zkRollup Layer 2 + Privacy

Why Hashes Dominate in SNARKs

Confidential transactions have arrived, a dive into the AZTEC Protocol

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