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Fresh off the launch of Ignition Chain, Aztec’s co-founders Zac Williamson and Joe Andrews discuss why they’re rolling out a privacy-preserving L2 now, how they’re approaching decentralization from the start, and why they chose a token sale instead of the airdrop model.

They also explain why they believe most L2s have evolved into “parasitic” ecosystems, how Aztec plans to avoid those incentives, what the AZTEC token is meant to do, and what’s changed in the broader privacy renaissance across crypto.

Guests:

• • Zac Williamson, Co-founder of Aztec Network
  • Joe Andrews, Co-founder and President of Aztec Network

Links

• • Unchained:
    • Vitalik Unveils New Ethereum Privacy Toolkit ‘Kohaku’
    • ETH’s HTTP Moment? How Ethereum Interop Layer Hopes to Fix L2 Fragmentation
    • Zcash Developer Reveals Q4 Roadmap
    • What’s the Best Way for Ethereum to Grow? Justin Drake and Martin Köppelmann Debate
    • Why the Privacy Coins Mania Is Much More Than Price Action
  • CoinDesk: Privacy-Focused Aztec Network’s Ignition Chain Lights Up