Joe Andrews

@jaosef

Building encrypted payments and identity on Ethereum. Co-founder @aztecnetwork, CEO @AztecLabs_. Views my own.

London, England

aztec.network

Joined June 2013

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Joe Andrews
@jaosef
Nov 19, 2025
Ship a network that is built to last. Decentralised from day 1 — controlled by the community. Aztec's community launched the Ignition chain of Aztec on Ethereum main-net at 1am last night. The future is here and it is private.
Aztec
@aztecnetwork
Nov 19, 2025
BREAKING: Aztec just shipped the Ignition Chain, the first fully decentralized L2 on Ethereum. This launches the decentralized consensus layer that powers the Aztec Network. ignition.aztec.network 🧵
Joe Andrews
@jaosef
Aug 5
Great shipping
Aztec
@aztecnetwork
Aug 4
Dark Forest Aztec is live! A fully onchain strategy game by @DFArchon built on hidden information: explore a universe, claim planets, and move on other players without the chain revealing information. Play here: aztec.dfpunk.xyz and read more about the game below 👇
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Joe Andrews
@jaosef
Jul 23
We asked the question what if smart contracts had encryption and privacy as first class primitive. Aztecs private execution environment was born as a result.
Zatoshi
@Zac_Aztec
Jul 22
Ethereum made smart contracts composable. Aztec makes them composable and encrypted. Encrypt your data, write private functions in your contract, and get composability like Ethereum, but private. Live now on V5. Build on it today.
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Joe Andrews
@jaosef
Jul 22
We love our stage 2 rollups over here.
L2BEAT 💗
@l2beat
Jul 22
Aztec just got an upgrade! Although the previous version 4 was already at Stage 2 decentralization, it had known vulnerabilities that v5 addresses. It also adds some useful improvements like preconfirmations.
Joe Andrews
@jaosef
Jul 22
A good day for privacy enjoyers.
Aztec
@aztecnetwork
Jul 22
Aztec Alpha V5 is live, and so is Shield (by @humntech): a proof-of-humanity bridge for moving assets between Ethereum and Aztec. Shield lets users bridge assets while proving the sender is legitimate and the funds are compliant, all without revealing their identities. Bridge
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