Zatoshi

@Zac_Aztec

Co-founder of Aztec Network. Building the Private World Computer. Cryptographer, software engineer, ex-particle physicist. Plonk co-author. Huff inventor.

aztec.network

Joined July 2018

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Zatoshi
@Zac_Aztec
10h
I can't wait for it!
DFArchon (🦑,🪐) - making Dark Forest Aztec
@DFArchon
21h
Dark Forest Aztec Round 2 is expected to launch in the second half of 2026 🪐 @DFArchon team members are gathering player feedback and redesigning the interaction experience to make the next version more user-friendly Please stay tuned 😎
Zatoshi
@Zac_Aztec
12h
Love seeing open cryptography compound. TACEO opened its threshold OPRF work. Adam Vozda, Martin Perešíni, Juraj Mariani and Ivan Homoliak paired it with Noir to build a uniqueness registry for funding, voting and one-per-person allocation.
Lukas Helminger
@luhelminger
Aug 22
Why do we open-source research and code? Why no patents? Because researcher and developer start building on top of it. New paper that nicely leverages our OPRF construction and @NoirLang eprint.iacr.org/2026/1725.pdf
Zatoshi
@Zac_Aztec
Aug 22
Love what The Interfold shipped. Network Alpha uses Noir proofs to verify threshold key generation, user encryption and decryption.
The Interfold
@theInterfold
Aug 19
Network Alpha is live. The Interfold is live on mainnet: private inputs, verifiable outputs, no trusted hardware. Public ciphernode participation and confidential governance are coming next.
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Zatoshi
@Zac_Aztec
Aug 18
This is a great visualisation of what goes on in Aztec 👀
alejo ·
@alejoamiras
Aug 18
I don't think people quite understand how difficult private on-chain infrastructure works. So let's give it a try with something cool @GregUndercover worked on: clusters. This is every tx on @aztecnetwork, clustered by the only thing an outside observer gets: its outline.
GIF
Zatoshi
@Zac_Aztec
Aug 18
Wall Street 2.0 fails if incumbents own the ledger data as well as the customer. Neutral private settlement should let firms verify shared rules without sharing their positions, counterparties or flow. We should aim for more than putting existing silos on-chain.
Catrina
@dotcuriouscat
Aug 18
An optimistic lament. It was rather bittersweet being at the Out East Summit by @TheTieIO — don’t get me wrong, it was a fantastic retreat. Could not have asked for a higher-signal crowd. It’s hard not to be bullish when you see the most established financial institutions on