BlockBeats reported on May 28th that Aztec Labs announced the acquisition of Obsidion, the development team behind the privacy authentication protocol ZKPassport. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Obsidion co-founders Michael Elliot and Theo Madzou, along with their team, will join Aztec Labs to continue developing ZKPassport and expand into new consumer product areas.
Aztec Labs stated that it will continue to keep the ZKPassport protocol and iOS application open source. The relevant proofs can be generated in browsers and mobile devices and can be verified on the server side in non-blockchain scenarios, or on Aztec Network, Ethereum, and any EVM chain.
