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**Author:** [@joshc](https://forum.aztec.network/u/joshc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/welcome-to-the-aztec-community/7 "2022-11-23T17:18:19Z")
Welcome! :wave: This forum is for people that are interested in learning more about what we are building at Aztec and who may want to contribute. Everyone is welcome to observe and participate. For a higher level introd… --- ## [Operator commission adjustments](https://forum.aztec.network/t/operator-commission-adjustments/8588)
**Author:** [@koenmtb1](https://forum.aztec.network/u/koenmtb1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 2, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/operator-commission-adjustments/8588 "2026-09-02T16:39:08Z")
The problem Operators run sequencers as a business. Their costs (ETH base fees, blob fees, signalling overhead, infrastructure) fluctuate over time, and their margin is the gap between protocol rewards and operating cost… --- ## [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… --- ## [Could Aztec eventually support an “invisible” wallet?](https://forum.aztec.network/t/could-aztec-eventually-support-an-invisible-wallet/8655)
**Author:** [@Ivan\_Dubin](https://forum.aztec.network/u/Ivan_Dubin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 2:46pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/could-aztec-eventually-support-an-invisible-wallet/8655 "2026-08-26T14:46:02Z")
I had a slightly weird thought today while dealing with wallet integration issues. A lot of Web3 UX problems still come from the fact that users are expected to understand that a wallet even exists. Install an extensio… --- ## [ARC-403: AuthToken](https://forum.aztec.network/t/arc-403-authtoken/7887)
**Author:** [@wonderland](https://forum.aztec.network/u/wonderland)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/arc-403-authtoken/7887 "2026-08-05T18:19:06Z")
Aztec Request for Comment 403, aka AuthToken, an extension of the ARC-20, named after the Forbidden Error. Motivation Aztec’s blockchain infrastructure provides transaction confidentiality through its ARC-20 Token sta… --- ## [Migrating a private DEX from 4.3.1 to 5.0.0: four things that cost us time](https://forum.aztec.network/t/migrating-a-private-dex-from-4-3-1-to-5-0-0-four-things-that-cost-us-time/8641)
**Author:** [@Kubudak90](https://forum.aztec.network/u/Kubudak90)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/migrating-a-private-dex-from-4-3-1-to-5-0-0-four-things-that-cost-us-time/8641 "2026-08-05T12:35:30Z")
We build Quetzal (quetzaldex.xyz), a dark-pool DEX on Aztec. Orders stay sealed on-chain: side, size, and limit price are private. An aggregator matches them off-chain into uniform-price batches, and a Noir circuit prove… --- ## [Introducing the Aztec Market System](https://forum.aztec.network/t/introducing-the-aztec-market-system/8640)
**Author:** [@Bale001](https://forum.aztec.network/u/Bale001)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/introducing-the-aztec-market-system/8640 "2026-08-05T12:35:18Z")
Hello everyone, I’d like to introduce a project that I have been working on for the past month: The Aztec Market System. It is currently still in development and not ready for production, but you may view it here: GitHub… --- ## [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… --- ## [Multi-proving Aztec’s private state: a design-space report](https://forum.aztec.network/t/multi-proving-aztec-s-private-state-a-design-space-report/8637)
**Author:** [@The-CTra1n](https://forum.aztec.network/u/The-CTra1n)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 5:22am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/multi-proving-aztec-s-private-state-a-design-space-report/8637 "2026-08-05T05:22:24Z")
Report summarising the design work of Artem Grigor, Conor McMenamin, and Mike Connor. This report documents the design space explored by the authors. It does not select a preferred design, recommend adoption, or represen… --- ## [Application for Aztec Grant – Whale Network (humanidfi.com)](https://forum.aztec.network/t/application-for-aztec-grant-whale-network-humanidfi-com/8582)
**Author:** [@atfortyseven](https://forum.aztec.network/u/atfortyseven)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 9:55am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/application-for-aztec-grant-whale-network-humanidfi-com/8582 "2026-07-27T09:55:38Z")
Project Name Whale Network (humanidfi.com) Project Description Whale Network is a complete and fully operational Web3 platform that provides users with a central dashboard featuring a comprehensive set of practical to… --- ## [Feedback request: High-usability Noir SDK + Selective Disclosure Toolkit](https://forum.aztec.network/t/feedback-request-high-usability-noir-sdk-selective-disclosure-toolkit/8624)
**Author:** [@jatinsahijwani](https://forum.aztec.network/u/jatinsahijwani)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 6:57am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/feedback-request-high-usability-noir-sdk-selective-disclosure-toolkit/8624 "2026-07-17T06:57:34Z")
Hi Aztec team and community, I’m Jatin Sahijwani, co-founder of HackTourIND and lead of the Zcash India community. I’ve previously built and shipped ZkArbSDK - simple JS packages that abstract the full flow from Circom … --- ## [Privacy infrastructure shouldn't run on AWS. What Citizen Web3 built for Aztec](https://forum.aztec.network/t/privacy-infrastructure-shouldnt-run-on-aws-what-citizen-web3-built-for-aztec/8567)
**Author:** [@CitizenWeb3](https://forum.aztec.network/u/CitizenWeb3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/privacy-infrastructure-shouldnt-run-on-aws-what-citizen-web3-built-for-aztec/8567 "2026-07-15T21:45:32Z")
Hey, My name is Serj. I’m the founder of Citizen Web3. A self-hosted, bare-metal validator and infrastructure operation I’ve been running since 2020 as a project (and since 2022/3 as infrastructure) out of a private dat… --- ## [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… --- ## [Aztec Labs — Aztec Core Contributor Report · Q2 2026](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-labs-aztec-core-contributor-report-q2-2026/8617)
**Author:** [@mitch](https://forum.aztec.network/u/mitch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-labs-aztec-core-contributor-report-q2-2026/8617 "2026-07-10T19:40:36Z")
TL;DR Shipped: v5 payload pipelined block building optimistic proving constrained delivery Landing next quarter: monorepo extraction of aztec node and smart contract framework. A permissionless cosigner as defense in… --- ## [Expanding Private Interoperability: Proposal for a Noir-Powered SilentSwap Integration with Aztec & Galactica’s zkKYC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/expanding-private-interoperability-proposal-for-a-noir-powered-silentswap-integration-with-aztec-galactica-s-zkkyc/8615)
**Author:** [@SilentSwap\_BD](https://forum.aztec.network/u/SilentSwap_BD)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2026, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/expanding-private-interoperability-proposal-for-a-noir-powered-silentswap-integration-with-aztec-galactica-s-zkkyc/8615 "2026-07-10T02:14:34Z")
Hi Aztec Community, We’ve been closely tracking Aztec’s programmatic L2 privacy model and were incredibly excited to see the recent Aztec x Galactica announcement bringing modular, interchain zkKYC frameworks to Noir. T… --- ## [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… --- ## [Proposal: V5 Payload deployed](https://forum.aztec.network/t/proposal-v5-payload-deployed/8606)
**Author:** [@yperion](https://forum.aztec.network/u/yperion)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/proposal-v5-payload-deployed/8606 "2026-06-30T09:50:02Z")
Here are the v5 payload and contracts. If you are a staked sequencer operator, please check the verified sources and start signaling ; ) For more info on v5 and this deployment, refer to the official thread: AZUP-2 is R… --- ## [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 … --- ## [Improving l1 to l2 messaging API](https://forum.aztec.network/t/improving-l1-to-l2-messaging-api/8600)
**Author:** [@benesjan](https://forum.aztec.network/u/benesjan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/improving-l1-to-l2-messaging-api/8600 "2026-06-30T06:02:55Z")
Update: Moved this post to Aztec Governance here. In Oxide we don’t really use the secret hash when depositing to L2 (it’s set to a constant value everywhere) and that is because we want the message to contain a recipie… --- ## [Review my Noir - Ed25519 signature verification](https://forum.aztec.network/t/review-my-noir-ed25519-signature-verification/8604)
**Author:** [@willemolding](https://forum.aztec.network/u/willemolding)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 5:51am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/review-my-noir-ed25519-signature-verification/8604 "2026-06-29T05:51:02Z")
I’ve built an IRTF RFC-8032 compliant implementation of Ed25519 signature verification in Noir. This was able to reuse a lot of existing pieces so ended up being fairly straightforward (but expensive in terms of gate cou… --- ## [Piconbello Incident Reporting](https://forum.aztec.network/t/piconbello-incident-reporting/8603)
**Author:** [@ContauPiconbello](https://forum.aztec.network/u/ContauPiconbello)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 5:50am UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/piconbello-incident-reporting/8603 "2026-06-29T05:50:54Z")
Incident While doing our checks, we have realized that one sequencer was left in an older version, 6 blocks were misconfigured, with details as below: Slot Epoch L2 Block Date/time (UTC) Reward L1 Proposal TX 1… --- ## [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… --- ## [noir-rlwe-gadgets — verifiable BFV encryption (RLWE) in Noir, with an on-chain UltraHonk verifier](https://forum.aztec.network/t/noir-rlwe-gadgets-verifiable-bfv-encryption-rlwe-in-noir-with-an-on-chain-ultrahonk-verifier/8591)
**Author:** [@aryaethn](https://forum.aztec.network/u/aryaethn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/noir-rlwe-gadgets-verifiable-bfv-encryption-rlwe-in-noir-with-an-on-chain-ultrahonk-verifier/8591 "2026-06-15T12:39:50Z")
I’ve published noir-rlwe-gadgets, a Noir library that proves a BFV ciphertext is a well-formed encryption of a bounded message — both secret-key (the Greco statement) and public-key (the fhEVM-style input statement, wher… --- ## [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… --- ## [Aztec Labs — Aztec Core Contributor Report · Q1 2026](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-labs-aztec-core-contributor-report-q1-2026/8578)
**Author:** [@mitch](https://forum.aztec.network/u/mitch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.aztec.network/t/aztec-labs-aztec-core-contributor-report-q1-2026/8578 "2026-05-15T16:17:44Z")
TL;DR Shipped: L1 Escape Hatch: a periodic alternative block-production path on L1 that anchors liveness guarantees to Ethereum and moves Aztec from Stage 0 to Stage 1 rollup maturity. Multiple Blocks Per Slot: sequenc… --- ## [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… [Next page](https://forum.aztec.network/latest.md?page=1)