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Thomas Walton-Pocock is the founder and CEO of Aztec, an Ethereum-based privacy and scalability solution. He was born in the United Kingdom and studied mathematics at Cambridge University. At Park Square Capital, he worked in investment banking and private debt management.

 

He ventured into entrepreneurship and blockchain technology in late 2017 when he co-founded Aztec alongside Zac Williamson, the company's chief technical officer. His choice to launch Aztec was influenced by his institutional expertise, which taught him that public blockchains require a privacy layer for meaningful commercial activity.

 

Aztec burst into the scene in 2020 under the guidance of Walton-Pocock. Early this year, it released its first mainnet, allowing for the first time private token transfers on the Ethereum blockchain.

 

Even while it was a huge accomplishment in and of itself, Walton-Pocock and Aztec were only getting started. Aztec's CEO positioned the company to improve the fundamental science of zero-knowledge cryptography by hiring researchers and scientists who had made significant contributions to the field. The team published a custom rollup that increased private token transaction capabilities even further by adding scalability to the mix, thanks to a breakthrough in zero-knowledge cryptography dubbed Plonk. The team also started deploying private smart contracts, which is the first step toward realizing Aztec's whole goal.

 

The possibilities of public blockchains are greatly enhanced by private smart contracts. One of the key selling points of enterprise blockchains has been the ability for businesses to perform their operations without being watched by competitors.

 

Smart contract privacy on Ethereum still needs a lot of work before it can become a full-fledged reality. The next wave of decentralized banking and cryptocurrency acceptance could be ushered in by theoretical developments in zero-knowledge cryptography, along with practical adoption efforts and user experience improvements.

 

Aztec is poised to make major technological and financial breakthroughs under Walton-competent Pocock's leadership. The forthcoming year could be one of Aztec's most fruitful yet, as the team's talent is matched by its lofty goals.

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