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Aztec
Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 solution on Ethereum that enables developers to build privacy-preserving applications. It provides a suite of tools, including the Aztec Sandbox, Aztec.js, and the Aztec.nr framework, to facilitate the creation and testing of private smart contracts.
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Aztec is a privacy-focused Layer 2 network on Ethereum, designed to empower developers to integrate privacy into their applications. It provides tools like the Aztec Sandbox for local testing, Aztec.js for account management and contract interaction, and the Aztec.nr framework for writing private smart contracts in the Noir language. The platform aims to make programmable privacy accessible for a range of applications, including finance, identity, and gaming, by leveraging confidential transactions that still ensure public verifiability. Aztec is backed by investors such as a16zcrypto and Paradigm and actively engages its developer community through grants, forums, and office hours.Grant Funding
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2022
$0
$100M
Technology & Skills
RUST
CRYPTOGRAPHY
SECURITY AUDIT
C
ELLIPTIC CURVE
SECURE CODING
APPLICATION SECURITY
SECURITY TOOLING
APPLIED CRYPTOGRAPHY
DISCRETE MATHEMATICS
COMPILER DEVELOPMENT
WEB SECURITY
ZKSNARK
NOIR
AUDITING
ECC
ZK CIRCUIT
BARRETENBERG
VULNERABILITY DETECTION
ZERO-KNOWLEDGE
TOOLING
CTF
SECURITY AUDITING
COMPILER
NODE SOFTWARE
VULNERABILITY RESEARCH
PROVING SYSTEM
TYPESCRIPT
DEBUGGING
DOCKER
SOLIDITY
LINUX
OBSERVABILITY
TERRAFORM
BASH
CI
DEVELOPER TOOLING
CONTAINERIZATION
CGROUP
NAMESPACE
VIRTUAL MEMORY
PROC
SYSCALL TRACING
BUILD SYSTEM
SANDBOXING
SIGNALS
IPC
KERNEL NAMESPACE
PROCESS MANAGEMENT
PROC FILESYSTEM
AWS
BUILD SYSTEMS
LEGAL RESEARCH
SECURITIES LAW
COMPANIES HOUSE FILINGS
STATUTORY REGISTERS
KYC
AML
STAKEHOLDER LIAISON
REGULATION
PRIVACY
CONTRACT
CONTRACT DRAFTING
NDA
SECURITIES
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
COMPANY SECRETARIAL
REGULATORY MONITORING
FILING
COMPLIANCE
DATA PRIVACY