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+2.6%Aztec Labs relaunches zk.money private payments app on Ethereum
Image: Crypto.newsAztec Labs relaunched zk.money on September 29, 2026. The app is a private payments product on Aztec Network, a privacy-focused Ethereum layer-2. It returns after a three-year absence. Aztec Labs says the wallet keeps balances, payment amounts and transaction parties off the public ledger. The original app served more than 75,000 unique wallets and processed $100 million in volume, according to Aztec Labs.
Key points
- Aztec Labs relaunched zk.money, reviving a private payments app on Ethereum.
- zk.money runs on Aztec Network, a privacy-focused Ethereum layer-2.
- The app returns after a three-year absence.
- Aztec Network is designed to support private computation for Ethereum transactions.
Why it matters
zk.money gives Ethereum users a private payments option on a dedicated layer-2. Aztec Labs says users hold their own funds and transaction details stay off the public ledger.
What's unclear
The reports differ on when the original zk.money shutdown was completed, citing retirement in 2023 and a sunsetting process that ran through May 2024.
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Crypto Briefing
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Aztec Labs relaunches zk.money for private payments on Ethereum
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Aztec Labs relaunches zk.money wallet for private Ethereum transactions
Coverage timeline
- First reported by The Block
- Confirmed by Crypto Briefing
- CryptoVideos brief published
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