Aztec Network released an Alpha version on April 1, supporting a full private execution environment, including data privacy, identity privacy, and computation privacy. Developers can write smart contracts using the Noir language, and users generate proofs through local execution to enable private transactions.

Gate News bot message: According to Gate's official announcement on March 18, 2026 Gate launches the "Crazy Wednesday" activity, running from March 18, 2026 at 14:00 to March 22 at 16:00 (UTC+8). Users can unlock blind boxes by completing multiple tasks including flash swaps, spot trading, contract trading, and deposits. Prizes include FOGO tokens, lucky bags, and Leica cameras, with a 100% win rate. During the event, the platform offers a USDT 14-day fixed wealth management product with 8% annualized yield. New users can enjoy a 3-day 100% annualized yield bonus. Additionally, surplus asset wealth management products are available including 0G, APT, AZTEC, and IDOS, with maximum annualized yields reaching 300%. Users who stake BTC, ETH, and SOL can enjoy up to 16% annualized yield, with SOL staking of 0-1 eligible for 16% annualized returns. All rewards will be distributed within 14 business days after the event concludes.

Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on March 11, 2026 Gate launches "Crazy Wednesday" event, running from 14:00 on March 11, 2026, to 16:00 on March 15, 2026(UTC+8). Users can unlock blind boxes by completing multiple tasks such as flash swaps, spot trading, and futures trading, with a chance to win XPIN tokens, Airbnb gift cards, and other prizes. The blind boxes guarantee a win. During the event, Gate introduces USDT financial products with a 14-day fixed-term annualized yield of 8%. New users participating in 3-day fixed-term financial products can achieve an annualized yield of up to 100%. Additionally, cryptocurrencies like 0G, APT, AZTEC, IDOS, and others offer annualized yields of up to 300%. There are also staking activities for BTC, ETH, and SOL mining, offering a 5% bonus interest rate. Staking BTC can yield a maximum annualized return of 9.99%, staking ETH up to 9.75%, and staking SOL up to 16%.

Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on February 13, 2026 Gate YuBiBao has launched the AZTEC fixed-term financial product. This product offers three lock-up periods: 30 days, 45 days, and 60 days, with an annualized return rate of up to 101%, and a minimum investment threshold of 50 AZTEC. The event runs from February 13, 2026, 12:00 (UTC+8) to April 13, 2026, 12:00 (UTC+8). Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 solution on Ethereum, designed to help developers build privacy-protecting applications. The project previously secured a $100 million Series B funding round led by a16z. The team consists of world-class cryptographers and invented the trustless client proof standard. Interest will be paid in the form of AZTEC.

Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement Gate has launched AZTEC/USDT perpetual futures pre-market trading, supporting USDT settlement. This contract supports 1-10x leverage for long and short positions, and users can choose their leverage multiple when placing orders.

Gate News Bot Message, February 13th, according to CoinMarketCap data, AZTEC (Aztec) is currently trading at $0.02, up 19.26% in the past 24 hours, with a high of $0.02 and a low of $0.02. The current market capitalization is approximately $59.5 million, an increase of $9.62 million compared to yesterday. AZTEC is the first decentralized privacy-preserving layer 2 network (L2) on Ethereum, dedicated to solving blockchain privacy issues. The network features programmable privacy, client proofs, composable privacy, and first-day decentralization, enabling developers to flexibly program privacy protections across multiple layers such as users, data, metadata, transactions, and code. The Aztec Ignition Chain went live in November 2025, becoming the first truly decentralized L

Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on February 12, 2026 Gate Launchpool launches the 360th mining project, listing Aztec (AZTEC) tokens. Users can stake BTC, USDT, or AZTEC to share 2,587,500 AZTEC tokens for free. The mining period is from February 12, 2026, 20:00 to February 22, 2026, 20:00 (UTC+8). Rewards are automatically distributed to spot accounts every hour, with a 100% unlock ratio. The BTC and USDT staking pools have lock-up limits, which will be dynamically adjusted based on users' total trading volume over 60 days. The system distributes token rewards hourly based on each user's staked assets proportion. Additionally, the USDT beginner pool offers exclusive benefits: new users who stake continuously for at least 48 hours and maintain an average effective stake of no less than 100 USDT can receive a 100 USDT position experience voucher. A total of 3,000 spots are available. Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 solution on Ethereum, dedicated to helping developers build privacy-protecting applications. The project received a $100 million Series B funding led by a16z, with a team composed of world-class cryptographers.

BlockBeats News, February 12 — According to official sources, Hyperliquid has added AZTEC/USDC perpetual contracts, supporting up to 3x leverage.

Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on February 12, 2026 Gate Layer2 Zone will launch Aztec(AZTEC) spot trading. AZTEC/USDT spot trading will commence at 15:00(UTC+8) on February 12, 2026, with withdrawals expected to start at 15:00(UTC+8) on February 13, 2026. Meanwhile, Gate will complete the migration of AZTECUSDT perpetual contracts from pre-market to official contracts by 18:00(UTC+8) on February 12, 2026. The official contracts will support 1-50x leverage for long and short positions. Existing positions will not be affected during the migration. Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum, dedicated to helping developers build privacy-protecting applications for users. The project received a $100 million Series B funding led by a16z, with a team composed of world-class cryptographers.

MGBX will be listed on Aztec (AZTEC) trading pairs before market open at 18:00 (SGT) on February 11, 2026. Aztec Network is a privacy ZK-rollup on Ethereum that ensures privacy and scalability for decentralized applications.