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Aztec launches private smart contracts as an Ethereum rollup

[ad_2][ad_1] Aztec, a privacy protocol that builds on Ethereum, announced on Monday the launch of its second iteration, promising private transactions and smart contracts while being cheaper than standard transfers. The layer two solution adopted by Aztec is based on zkRollups, similar to Loopring or ZkSync. All of these protocols …

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The AZTEC protocol: a zero-knowledge privacy system on Ethereum

[ad_1] ETHNews spoke with AZTEC CTO Zac Williamson and the CEO Tom Pocock on how the zero-knowledge protocol could bring confidentiality to blockchain transactions while benefiting from the public nature of Ethereum. The introduction of privacy in blockchain networks has taken many forms, from Zcash zk-SNARK to the variant focused …

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