🔐L2 with Privacy as the Default $AZTEC (Only 2 Days Until TGE) Aztec Network is a privacy-first Layer 2 running on Ethereum. Its core feature is that, unlike the existing "public chain + privacy option" structure, the smart contract itself is designed to be private from the start. With TGE approaching soon, I'd like to share a brief overview. 🗓 $AZTEC TGE Schedule • Thursday, February 12, 4:00 PM KST 🎮 Why Aztec? • Native privacy L2 with privacy as the default • Complete token sale conducted entirely on-chain • Approximately 50% of committed funds are community capital • Ignition Chain is already producing blocks on the mainnet 🎮 Technical reliability has already been proven • Core ZK toolchains like PLONK and Noir are used as industry standards • Utilized in multiple ecosystems, including zkSync, Polygon, Mina, and Starkware • Real demand exists in the TradFi, stablecoin, and RWA sectors 🎮 a16z's perspective on privacy • a16z leads Aztec's $100M Series B round • Big Ideas 2026 predicts that blockchain networks will enter a phase where "privacy becomes the default" • Privacy is not a functional competition, but a prerequisite for blockchain and financial infrastructure ✍️Personally, I believe that infrastructure designed with privacy as a prerequisite, not simply an option, is more likely to survive in the future. From that perspective, the Aztecs seem like a team that's been preparing for quite some time. It might be worth taking a quick look at the upcoming $AZTEC TGE.