# Aztec **URL:** https://forum.aztec.network/c/aztec/5.md [Latest](https://forum.aztec.network/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.aztec.network/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.aztec.network/tags.md) --- ## [About the Aztec category](https://forum.aztec.network/t/about-the-aztec-category/38)
**Author:** [@joshc](https://forum.aztec.network/u/joshc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2022, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/about-the-aztec-category/38 "2022-12-15T17:56:24Z")
This category is for discussing all things related to the Aztec network. For a primer on Aztec, refer to the docs here. --- ## [Note discovery proposal \[RFP\]](https://forum.aztec.network/t/note-discovery-proposal-rfp/3247)
**Author:** [@Janmajayamall](https://forum.aztec.network/u/Janmajayamall)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/note-discovery-proposal-rfp/3247 "2026-08-30T09:42:33Z")
Note discovery proposal \[RFP\] Thanks to Khashayar Barooti, Phil Windle, Michael Connor, and Patrick Towa for discussions and feedback Summary Below we outline an approach for transaction retrieval that we think is feasi… --- ## [Incident report: inactivity slashes following the v5 upgrade](https://forum.aztec.network/t/incident-report-inactivity-slashes-following-the-v5-upgrade/8626)
**Author:** [@amin](https://forum.aztec.network/u/amin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/incident-report-inactivity-slashes-following-the-v5-upgrade/8626 "2026-08-05T12:35:04Z")
Incident report: inactivity slashes following the v5 upgrade Posting as the PM responsible for the node at Aztec Labs. This is a factual account of the inactivity slashes that occurred after the v5 upgrade, and the measu… --- ## [GPU MSM Cost Exploration for Server Side Proofs](https://forum.aztec.network/t/gpu-msm-cost-exploration-for-server-side-proofs/8621)
**Author:** [@danielntmd](https://forum.aztec.network/u/danielntmd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/gpu-msm-cost-exploration-for-server-side-proofs/8621 "2026-07-14T20:49:27Z")
Overview Multiscalar multiplication (MSM) is a core cryptographic operation used heavily during the Aztec proof generation process. Because MSM consists of many independent elliptic-curve operations, it is highly paralle… --- ## [V5 Node migration guide](https://forum.aztec.network/t/v5-node-migration-guide/8596)
**Author:** [@amin](https://forum.aztec.network/u/amin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/v5-node-migration-guide/8596 "2026-07-12T18:17:45Z")
v5.0.0-rc.1 operator changelog (from v4.3.1) Overview Migration difficulty: High v5 is a major protocol upgrade with tons of new node features including a new archiver DB schema, overhauled RPC APIs, and mandatory propo… --- ## [Introducing truProtocol: your .tru name, public when you want it, private when you don't](https://forum.aztec.network/t/introducing-truprotocol-your-tru-name-public-when-you-want-it-private-when-you-dont/8610)
**Author:** [@TruProtocol](https://forum.aztec.network/u/TruProtocol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/introducing-truprotocol-your-tru-name-public-when-you-want-it-private-when-you-dont/8610 "2026-07-06T17:26:25Z")
If you’ve ever used ENS, you already understand half of what truProtocol does. You register a human-readable name, point it at your wallet, and stop pasting 0x4f3a…b91c into every app. The other half is the part public n… --- ## [AZUP-2 is Ready for Proposal](https://forum.aztec.network/t/azup-2-is-ready-for-proposal/8605)
**Author:** [@amin](https://forum.aztec.network/u/amin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 7:36am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/azup-2-is-ready-for-proposal/8605 "2026-06-30T07:36:56Z")
v5 Upgrade (AZUP-2) The code for the v5 protocol upgrade is ready. v5 is the largest protocol upgrade since the Alpha Network launch. It overhauls how blocks are built and proposed, activates real economic penalties for … --- ## [Validator reactivation path](https://forum.aztec.network/t/validator-reactivation-path/8586)
**Author:** [@0xpantera](https://forum.aztec.network/u/0xpantera)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/validator-reactivation-path/8586 "2026-06-19T17:07:01Z")
For an ejected/ZOMBIE sequencer with about 189,393 AZTEC remaining from an original 200,000 AZTEC stake, is the only supported recovery path to initiate unstake, wait the exit delay, finalize withdraw, top up above 200,0… --- ## [Aztec Inheritance](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-inheritance/8576)
**Author:** [@wei3erHase](https://forum.aztec.network/u/wei3erHase)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-inheritance/8576 "2026-06-19T16:31:55Z")
Aztec Template Composition What is this? Aztec Template Composition is a contract-reuse mechanism for Noir/Aztec contracts. It lets a contract — the host — absorb the full callable surface of one or more template contrac… --- ## [Aztec Operator Feedback Survey Results](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-operator-feedback-survey-results/8584)
**Author:** [@yev\_aztk](https://forum.aztec.network/u/yev_aztk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2026, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-operator-feedback-survey-results/8584 "2026-06-08T14:20:33Z")
In May, the Aztec Foundation ran a feedback survey for sequencer operators, provers, delegators, and people preparing to set up a node. The goal was to make sure the work we prioritise reflects what operators actually ne… --- ## [Nethermind Quarterly Update - Q1 - 2026](https://forum.aztec.network/t/nethermind-quarterly-update-q1-2026/8565)
**Author:** [@JohnC](https://forum.aztec.network/u/JohnC)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2026, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/nethermind-quarterly-update-q1-2026/8565 "2026-06-01T17:59:44Z")
Summary The Nethermind team has focused on a number of workstreams over the last quarter, including Alpha work, shipping the multi-asset FPC, kicking off the Aztec Wallet, a broad working of research (GPU proving, L3 & T… --- ## [Wonderland Quarterly Update: Q1 2026](https://forum.aztec.network/t/wonderland-quarterly-update-q1-2026/8577)
**Author:** [@wonderland](https://forum.aztec.network/u/wonderland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/wonderland-quarterly-update-q1-2026/8577 "2026-05-15T15:28:59Z")
Wonderland — Aztec Core Contributor Report · Q1 2026 Summary Q1 was hardening the standards contract set toward Alpha, plus closing the side tracks the launch needed alongside it: Vault security fixes, PrivateFPC for the… --- ## [PriSell - A privacy-preserving personal data marketplace](https://forum.aztec.network/t/prisell-a-privacy-preserving-personal-data-marketplace/8574)
**Author:** [@vbaraku](https://forum.aztec.network/u/vbaraku)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 11:32am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/prisell-a-privacy-preserving-personal-data-marketplace/8574 "2026-05-15T11:32:14Z")
Hello everyone. I’m Vijon Baraku, a third-year PhD student at the University of York working on personal data sovereignty, and I’ve spent the past months as an intern at Nethermind, building a privacy-preserving marke… --- ## [Running digital cash](https://forum.aztec.network/t/running-digital-cash/8360)
**Author:** [@Cryptoshaker](https://forum.aztec.network/u/Cryptoshaker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 7:34am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/running-digital-cash/8360 "2026-05-14T07:34:29Z")
I’m working on an experimental digital cash protocol built around a state-only model: there is no global transaction history to observe or analyze. The system maintains consensus only over the current state root, while a… --- ## [Aztec Operator Feedback Survey](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-operator-feedback-survey/8568)
**Author:** [@yev\_aztk](https://forum.aztec.network/u/yev_aztk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2026, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-operator-feedback-survey/8568 "2026-05-14T07:33:05Z")
The Aztec Foundation has put together a short survey for sequencer and prover operators. The goal is to identify the biggest friction in day-to-day operations, so we can prioritize what to fix and improve. Who it’s for … --- ## [Join the SlashVeto council!](https://forum.aztec.network/t/join-the-slashveto-council/8521)
**Author:** [@yperion](https://forum.aztec.network/u/yperion)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/join-the-slashveto-council/8521 "2026-03-26T16:09:56Z")
We are looking for one human to join us in the Aztec SlashVeto Council. Our main purpose is to keep watch over the autonomous machine that is the Aztec Network and protect it during its weakest moments. We are structure… --- ## [On duplicate private revertible nullifiers](https://forum.aztec.network/t/on-duplicate-private-revertible-nullifiers/8520)
**Author:** [@spalladino](https://forum.aztec.network/u/spalladino)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/on-duplicate-private-revertible-nullifiers/8520 "2026-03-10T19:45:44Z")
Discussion and suggestion for a pretty niche topic: handling duplicate private revertible nullifiers. What is a duplicate private revertible nullifier A nullifer emitted by a transaction during its private execution on … --- ## [Initializerless contracts: the immutables macro](https://forum.aztec.network/t/initializerless-contracts-the-immutables-macro/8512)
**Author:** [@wonderland](https://forum.aztec.network/u/wonderland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2026, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/initializerless-contracts-the-immutables-macro/8512 "2026-03-03T14:13:22Z")
TL;DR For contracts with private immutable state variables, we developed an immutables macro that parallels storage but doesn’t require an initialization transaction, and we wrapped it in a library. The immutable values … --- ## [Token Transfer Events Post](https://forum.aztec.network/t/token-transfer-events-post/8491)
**Author:** [@wonderland](https://forum.aztec.network/u/wonderland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2026, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/token-transfer-events-post/8491 "2026-02-23T13:59:20Z")
Transfer Events on Aztec Token & Tokenized Vault This post explains how Transfer events are emitted across the Token and Tokenized Vault contracts, where they fire, and why the design enables indexers to reconcile supply… --- ## [Migrating to multiple blocks per slot](https://forum.aztec.network/t/migrating-to-multiple-blocks-per-slot/8447)
**Author:** [@spalladino](https://forum.aztec.network/u/spalladino)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2026, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/migrating-to-multiple-blocks-per-slot/8447 "2026-02-17T11:15:23Z")
As part of the changes for Alpha, we are tweaking our block building to produce multiple blocks per slot. Given this change impacts not just node operators but also end users, we wanted to share some insights on how it w… --- ## [Nethermind Quarterly Update - Q4 - 2025](https://forum.aztec.network/t/nethermind-quarterly-update-q4-2025/8463)
**Author:** [@JohnC](https://forum.aztec.network/u/JohnC)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/nethermind-quarterly-update-q4-2025/8463 "2026-02-16T14:12:48Z")
Summary The Nethermind team has focused on a number of workstreams over the last quarter, including engineering with the Aztec Labs Alpha team, protocol analysis and research, devrel and product efforts. Our major focus… --- ## [Wonderland Quarterly Update: Q4 2025](https://forum.aztec.network/t/wonderland-quarterly-update-q4-2025/8442)
**Author:** [@wonderland](https://forum.aztec.network/u/wonderland)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 11, 2026, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/wonderland-quarterly-update-q4-2025/8442 "2026-02-11T20:19:09Z")
Introduction Over the past quarter, the Wonderland team has focused on advancing privacy primitives, improving developer tooling, and building robust infrastructure for the Aztec ecosystem. Our work has spanned deep res… --- ## [Delegate Schnorr Account + Allowance-Gated AuthWits (Aztec devnet v3.0.0) — review request](https://forum.aztec.network/t/delegate-schnorr-account-allowance-gated-authwits-aztec-devnet-v3-0-0-review-request/8242)
**Author:** [@zkDomson](https://forum.aztec.network/u/zkDomson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 10, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/delegate-schnorr-account-allowance-gated-authwits-aztec-devnet-v3-0-0-review-request/8242 "2026-02-10T20:01:51Z")
Context In our regulated private trading setup, an orchestrator/settlement agent must move assets in private on behalf of participants (fast settlement, operational/legal reasons). On Aztec, private balance updates requ… --- ## [Improving adoption with Ethereum-wallet-based Aztec wallets with clear signing](https://forum.aztec.network/t/improving-adoption-with-ethereum-wallet-based-aztec-wallets-with-clear-signing/8422)
**Author:** [@wonderland](https://forum.aztec.network/u/wonderland)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2026, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/improving-adoption-with-ethereum-wallet-based-aztec-wallets-with-clear-signing/8422 "2026-02-04T11:16:59Z")
Aztec wallets demand domain-specific functionality from its wallet software. Namely, handling the protocol-level keys (including discovery, encryption, and decryption of logs), as well as the specific mechanisms defined … --- ## [Last Resort Liveness: Pricing Aztec's Escape Hatch](https://forum.aztec.network/t/last-resort-liveness-pricing-aztecs-escape-hatch/8427)
**Author:** [@amin](https://forum.aztec.network/u/amin)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2026, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/last-resort-liveness-pricing-aztecs-escape-hatch/8427 "2026-02-03T15:41:39Z")
Introduction to the Escape Hatch The Escape Hatch (EH) is a permissionless, last-resort mechanism that guarantees liveness and safety for L2→L1 messages (e.g. withdrawals), even in the presence of censorship, sequencer o… --- ## [Issue with gas fee spikes and value leakage](https://forum.aztec.network/t/issue-with-gas-fee-spikes-and-value-leakage/8430)
**Author:** [@emrepiconbello](https://forum.aztec.network/u/emrepiconbello)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2026, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/issue-with-gas-fee-spikes-and-value-leakage/8430 "2026-02-01T18:25:36Z")
There is a significant disconnect between the current system Aztec relies on for sending information to L1, which creates a misalignment of incentives. The node just sends a transaction and spams the exact same transact… --- ## [Request for Grant Proposals: Application State Migration](https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-grant-proposals-application-state-migration/8298)
**Author:** [@ArnSch](https://forum.aztec.network/u/ArnSch)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-grant-proposals-application-state-migration/8298 "2026-01-28T15:04:43Z")
Request for Grant Proposals: State Migration We’re allocating US$60,000 to support 2-3 teams in researching and prototyping state migration approaches during upgrades of the network. The deadline for proposal submissions… --- ## [Request for Grant Proposals: Dark Forest on Aztec | Up to $75,000](https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-grant-proposals-dark-forest-on-aztec-up-to-75-000/8253)
**Author:** [@zac-williamson](https://forum.aztec.network/u/zac-williamson)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/request-for-grant-proposals-dark-forest-on-aztec-up-to-75-000/8253 "2026-01-28T11:10:15Z")
Request for Grant Proposals: Dark Forest on Aztec We’re bringing the OG hidden-information game to the Aztec network Overview This RFPG is a call for one team to port Dark Forest v0.6 to the Aztec Network. We’re allocat… --- ## [Secure Turnstile: Application State Migration Pattern | Cardinal Cryptography](https://forum.aztec.network/t/secure-turnstile-application-state-migration-pattern-cardinal-cryptography/8414)
**Author:** [@AdamGagol](https://forum.aztec.network/u/AdamGagol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/secure-turnstile-application-state-migration-pattern-cardinal-cryptography/8414 "2026-01-24T16:52:52Z")
Summary This proposal presents a reusable pattern for application-level state migration during Aztec rollup upgrades. Users migrate private state (token balances, NFT ownership, identity attestations) to new rollup insta… --- ## [RFPG Proposal: The Rip Van Winkle; An Aztec state Migration SDK ](https://forum.aztec.network/t/rfpg-proposal-the-rip-van-winkle-an-aztec-state-migration-sdk/8413)
**Author:** [@mohammed](https://forum.aztec.network/u/mohammed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 24, 2026, 4:52pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/rfpg-proposal-the-rip-van-winkle-an-aztec-state-migration-sdk/8413 "2026-01-24T16:52:38Z")
RFPG Proposal: The Rip Van Winkle (An Aztec migration SDK) Summary An app-centric migration SDK for Aztec rollup upgrades. Users self migrate state (public + private): Rollup 1 nullifies state and sends a commitment thr… [Next page](https://forum.aztec.network/c/aztec/5.md?page=1)