Aztec Network Mainnet Launch Ignition Chain: Ethereum Layer 2 with Privacy at its Core Officially Goes Live

The privacy-focused Ethereum Layer 2 solution Aztec Network has officially launched its Mainnet Ignition Chain, marking an important milestone for the team one week after the launch of the AZTEC token sale.

Ignition Chain Mainnet is live, the first decentralized privacy Layer 2 has been launched.

The Aztec team announced on Wednesday on the X platform that the Ignition Chain has officially launched on the Ethereum Mainnet, becoming the first fully decentralized Layer 2 solution. The launch of the Ignition Chain is an important step for Aztec towards “programmable privacy,” allowing developers to create DeFi applications while ensuring user data privacy. According to official statements, the trigger for the Mainnet launch was reaching a validator count of 500, which activated block production on the Ethereum Mainnet.

Zero-knowledge proof as the core, creating a private world computer.

The core technological architecture of Aztec Network relies on Zero-Knowledge Proofs, aiming to address the privacy issues arising from the high transparency of Ethereum. Through this technology, Aztec not only guarantees the verifiability of transactions but also provides end-to-end data confidentiality processing. Aztec's co-founder Zac Williamson also emphasized the privacy trends for the next decade on X: “2025 to 2035 will be the golden decade for privacy technology,” he stated, “the future products and services will use decentralized ledgers as the settlement layer and privacy technology as the execution engine.” He further pointed out that data will no longer be monopolized by Web2 giants but will return to users.

AZTEC Token sales are booming, becoming a key driver of online operations.

The sale of the AZTEC Token is also taking place simultaneously with the launch of the Mainnet. This native token will be used for staking, governance, and block rewards. According to network rules, validators must stake 200,000 AZTEC coins to enable node functionality on the network.

Currently, Aztec has completed the registration phase of its Token sale, attracting 2,088 bids from 1,925 independent bidders, totaling approximately 2.5 million dollars in funding. The next phase of the public auction is scheduled to officially open on December 2, and is expected to attract more investor attention.

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