[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  0xsojib 🌊 [@sozibmollik](/creator/twitter/sozibmollik) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-18 13:16:21 UTC THE history of AZTEC 1/6 In 2017, Aztec began as “CreditMint” — a platform to issue corporate debt onchain. But they quickly realized: no serious institution would touch public blockchains without strong privacy. That insight sparked something bigger… #Aztec #zk #Ethereum 2/6 The early Aztec protocol (2018) enabled private asset transfers on Ethereum, but it wasn’t programmable or efficient. This led to the creation of PLONK in 2019 — a proving system that made programmable, low-cost privacy real. #zkSNARKs #PLONK #Aztec 3/6 PLONK changed the game. It became the foundation for Aztec’s & Aztec Connect — private payment and DeFi rollups. At peak, they held $20M+ TVL. But decentralization was missing. So Aztec made a bold decision: shut it down & rebuild. #Privacy #Layer2 #Ethereum 4/6 Rebuilding started with Noir — a zero-knowledge programming language anyone can use. Like Rust, but for privacy. Noir unlocked a whole new generation of devs and use cases, not just on Aztec but across the zk ecosystem. #NoirLang #ZKDev #Web3Privacy 5/6 Aztec mainnet (2024) is the result of 7+ years of cryptography R&D: Decentralized prover/sequencer network PXE: client-side proving Fast zk systems for browsers It's a “Russian doll” stack — privacy, end to end. #AztecNetwork #zkRollup #ZeroKnowledge 6/6 Aztec isn’t just building private payments — it’s enabling a new class of apps: Private lending zk-powered games Privacy-preserving social With @NoirLang as the backbone, Aztec is making privacy the default on Ethereum. The future is private. #Aztec #Web3  XX engagements  **Related Topics** [zk](/topic/zk) [protocol](/topic/protocol) [coins privacy](/topic/coins-privacy) [onchain](/topic/onchain) [debt](/topic/debt) [ethereum](/topic/ethereum) [coins layer 1](/topic/coins-layer-1) [Post Link](https://x.com/sozibmollik/status/1946197348990033956)
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Created: 2025-07-18 13:16:21 UTC
THE history of AZTEC
1/6 In 2017, Aztec began as “CreditMint” — a platform to issue corporate debt onchain. But they quickly realized: no serious institution would touch public blockchains without strong privacy. That insight sparked something bigger… #Aztec #zk #Ethereum
2/6 The early Aztec protocol (2018) enabled private asset transfers on Ethereum, but it wasn’t programmable or efficient. This led to the creation of PLONK in 2019 — a proving system that made programmable, low-cost privacy real. #zkSNARKs #PLONK #Aztec
3/6 PLONK changed the game. It became the foundation for Aztec’s & Aztec Connect — private payment and DeFi rollups. At peak, they held $20M+ TVL. But decentralization was missing. So Aztec made a bold decision: shut it down & rebuild. #Privacy #Layer2 #Ethereum
4/6 Rebuilding started with Noir — a zero-knowledge programming language anyone can use. Like Rust, but for privacy. Noir unlocked a whole new generation of devs and use cases, not just on Aztec but across the zk ecosystem. #NoirLang #ZKDev #Web3Privacy
5/6 Aztec mainnet (2024) is the result of 7+ years of cryptography R&D: Decentralized prover/sequencer network PXE: client-side proving Fast zk systems for browsers It's a “Russian doll” stack — privacy, end to end. #AztecNetwork #zkRollup #ZeroKnowledge
6/6 Aztec isn’t just building private payments — it’s enabling a new class of apps: Private lending zk-powered games Privacy-preserving social With @NoirLang as the backbone, Aztec is making privacy the default on Ethereum. The future is private. #Aztec #Web3
XX engagements
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