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Morning Edition · Monday, June 15, 2026
Aztec Launches Alpha Network and Sharpens the Debate Over Who Controls Privacy
The privacy-focused layer-2 moves toward a live network while publishing arguments on user-controlled confidentiality.
Aztec Network, a privacy-oriented layer-2 built on zero-knowledge proofs, announced its Alpha network, a step toward a live, public deployment of a system designed to keep transaction details confidential while inheriting Ethereum's securit…
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