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Blockchain developers requiring a Layer 2 solution to get scalable privacy on Ethereum
About Aztec
The new internet of money is secured by openness, but at a high price, all your counterparties know your entire financial history. Aztec is the ultimate security shield for the internet of money, protecting user and business data on Web3.0. With cryptographic anonymity, sender and recipient identities are hidden. Transaction amounts are encrypted, making your crypto balances private. Network observers can’t even see which asset or service a transaction belongs to. Aztec is built on PLONK, the new superfast standard in universal SNARK technology, created by our world-class cryptography team. Private transactions are computed in seconds on all devices, and our rollup service saves gas and settles in minutes. Fund and manage your DeFi positions anonymously, and trade them inside the Aztec privacy shield. Program private money, escrow, money streaming, micropayments, your imagination is the limit.
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Aztec
Founded: 2018
United Kingdom
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