Aztec Alpha V5 is live, and so is Shield (by @humntech): a proof-of-humanity bridge for moving assets between Ethereum and Aztec.
Shield lets users bridge assets while proving the sender is legitimate and the funds are compliant, all without revealing their identities.
Bridge USDC to Aztec now at shield.human.tech
Aztec Alpha V5 is live.
The fastest private transactions we've ever shipped, now on mainnet. Read more on aztec.network/alpha-v5.
Apps roll out over the coming week, starting with @nyxmoney.
Nyx is invite-only, but for the next 24 hours it's open to everyone. Code below 👇
Visual learners, we have you covered!
Everything from yesterday's article on how private and public state move together on Aztec, now in under 2 minutes with @CiaraNightingal's newest Aztec Explainer 👇
The code for Alpha V5 is ready.
V5 will ship with significant security updates, speed improvements, and new features to simplify the privacy UX.
Next steps to bring V5 live:
1. Code payload is deployed
2. Sequencers bring to vote
3. $AZTEC holder vote
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The @nyxmoney team is one of many incredible projects that chose to build on Aztec thanks to our ground-up programmable privacy.
What will you build on Aztec?
We believe in the original cypherpunk promise: that cryptography can give people online privacy and financial freedom that no government or corporation can take away.
Ethereum is only 0.1% private today. We're building Nyx because privacy is the part of the promise that needs
Aztec just hit Stage 2 on @l2beat.
Onchain governance revoked ownership of the rollup contract.
The code is immutable, no admin can override the protocol, and users can always exit via the escape hatch.
Aztec is the only decentralized L2 with privacy native to the protocol.
The Aztec Foundation was made aware of a potential exploit targeting a deprecated product which occurred on June 17, 2026. There are no links between this product and any smart contracts related to the current network or the AZTEC ERC20 token.
The product was deprecated 4 years ago and Aztec Labs retains no controls over the system.
Please follow @AztecLabs_ for updates and further information.
We are investigating a potential exploit affecting a deprecated Aztec payments product from 2021. ~$2m was transferred from the immutable smart contract in transaction:
etherscan.io/tx/0xab306cd21…
The deprecated product is an immutable stage 2 rollup that was sunset in 2022.
What is Aztec?
A privacy-first L2 on Ethereum. A ZK rollup where you transact privately while staying decentralized, with smart contracts using both public and private state in a single app.
Take 90 seconds and learn more about programmable privacy on the blockchain today👇
Privacy without identity doesn't scale. Identity without privacy shouldn't exist.
We're partnering with @GalacticaNet to bring compliant, privacy-preserving identity onchain.
Here's what they're building on Aztec 🧵
The Aztec Foundation was made aware of a potential exploit targeting Aztec Connect which occurred earlier today, June 14, 2026. There are no links between this product and any smart contracts related to the AZTEC ERC20 token, or current Aztec network.
Aztec Connect was deprecated 3 years ago and Aztec Labs retains no controls over the system.
Please follow @AztecLabs_ for updates and further information.
We are investigating a potential exploit affecting Aztec Connect. ~$2.1m was transferred from the immutable smart contract in transaction:
etherscan.io/tx/0x074ec9317…
Aztec Connect was deprecated 3 years ago. Aztec Labs holds no admin keys or control over the system; it cannot be
Building on Aztec is easier than you think!
@CiaraNightingal shows you how to deploy a smart contract from scratch in under 60 seconds: install, create, compile, deploy.
If you've been interested in building on Aztec but haven't started yet, this is your sign 👇
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