# 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.

- Published: 2026-06-15T05:40:42.058Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-06-15/aztec-launches-alpha-network-and-sharpens-the-debate-over-wh
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [Aztec Network](https://aztec.network/blog/announcing-the-alpha-network), [Aztec Network](https://aztec.network/blog/who-controls-your-privacy-off-switch)

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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