ZKPs, Privacy Pools & Whatās Next for Scaling
Letās cut the noise.
L2s are scaling Ethereum in speed.
But whoās scaling it in privacy?
Aztec Labs is ā and their CEO just dropped some heavy truths in a recent interview. Hereās the real alpha
1ļøā£ Ethereum Canāt Scale Without Privacy
š Every DeFi move you make is public.
Thatās not scalable. Thatās surveillance.
Aztec believes ZKPs (Zero-Knowledge Proofs) arenāt just a privacy tool ā theyāre a core layer for real scalability.
2ļøā£ What Are Privacy Pools?
š Think of them as opt-in anonymity zones.
Not Tornado-style chaos ā this is compliant privacy built for the future of finance.
ā Let users protect data without sacrificing legitimacy.
3ļøā£ Why This Matters for Builders & Users
š§ Can you build an enterprise app if your transaction history is public?
š§ Would institutions trust DeFi without financial privacy?
Aztec is solving the layer of trust Web3 forgot to build.
4ļøā£ ZKPs = The Next Big UX Layer
ā” Zero-knowledge proofs can hide data, not validation.
This means faster, leaner transactions ā and better UX for the next billion users.
The CEOās take: āPrivacy isnāt a feature. Itās infrastructure.ā
TL;DR:
Aztec isnāt building another chain.
Theyāre building the missing layer Ethereum needs to become real-world-ready.
Privacy. Compliance. Speed. All in one ZK-native stack.