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Aztec Unveils Alpha Network, Bringing Private Smart Contracts to Ethereum

Summary by Crypto Economy
TL;DR: Aztec launches the first Ethereum Layer 2 with a full execution environment for private contracts, following a unanimous governance vote. The AZTEC token responded with a 5% increase in the last 24 hours, reaching a market valuation near $200 million. A critical vulnerability was detected in the Alpha v4 proof system; a definitive fix is scheduled for July 2026. Ethereum’s scalability infrastructure takes a qualitative leap now that Azte…
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Crypto Economy broke the news in on Tuesday, March 31, 2026.
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