Aztec Network

Aztec is a privacy-focused Ethereum layer 2 built by Aztec Labs, using zero-knowledge proofs and the Noir programming language to let developers build programmable privacy into smart contracts. It began in 2017 under co-founders Zac Williamson, Joe Andrews, Tom Pocock and Arnaud Schenk.

Events

• NoirCon 3 at Devconnect Argentina 2025 (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
• NoirCon 2 Berlin 2025 (Berlin, Germany)
• NoirHack 2025 (Online)
• NoirCon 1 at ETHDenver 2025 (Denver, USA)
• NoirCon 0 at Devcon Bangkok 2024 (Bangkok, Thailand)
• Aztec Proving Ecosystem Community Calls
• Aztec Developer Lessons
• Aztec All Core Devs
• Inside Aztec Labs
• BattleZips-Noir
• Aztec Protocol Webinar Series

86 talks

• Mopro: Powering Noir on Mobile
• Learn Noir in an Afternoon
• Protocol Labs: Verifiable Randomness and ZKPs
• TACEO Privacy-First Stablecoin Transfers
• Local Setup and First Run
• ZKPassport’s new Private FaceMatch
• Noir 1.0
• The Next Renaissance: Privacy, Identity, and the Future of Crypto Growth
• From Panopticon to Autonomy: Privacy as d/acc for Individual Sovereignty
• Guardrails for Freedom: Privacy by Design
• Private Transactions on Ethereum
• Scaling AI on Ethereum: Data Availability and the Private Computer