Ethereum
Why Ethereum is up 1.7% today
Analysis
Ethereum (ETH) rose 1.7% over the past 24 hours as traders reacted to news of renewed privacy functionality on Ethereum, with Aztec bringing back zk.money—framed as a fresh privacy boost and a new way to pay privately on-chain. The return of zk.money after a three-year hiatus likely improved sentiment around Ethereum’s utility and roadmap for privacy-preserving transactions.
Contributing Factors (3)
Ethereum Gets Another Privacy Boost as Aztec Brings Back zk.money
Aztec Labs relaunched its self-custodial zk.money wallet on Aztec Network, letting users make private stablecoin payments using readable tags.
Vitalik Buterin Outlines 'Cryptographic World Computer' Plan for Ethereum
Hegota will be Ethereum's last 'normal' fork, he argues, with everything after built on recursive STARKs and formal verification.
Ethereum users get another way to pay privately as zk.money returns after three years
The relaunched wallet hides payments made on the Aztec Network, while deposits from Ethereum remain visible.
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