Vitalik-Backed AZTEC Soars 81% Following Major Exchange Listings

Aztec (AZTEC), a layer-2 privacy solution built on Ethereum, is a top trending project in the cryptocurrency market today. According to data from CoinGecko, the native token saw an 81% price surge in the last 24 hours. It also experienced a 48.7% price soar in the last seven days.

These increases indicate that the AZTEC token has captured significant interest among users in the crypto market. At the time of writing, the asset is trading at approximately $0.03.

AZTEC Secures Major Exchange Listings 

The largest and second-largest South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges, Upbit and Bithumb, announced AZTEC’s market listings. This, no doubt, triggered the token’s price jump.

Following the announcements, the cryptocurrency reached an all-time high value of $0.03714. Aimed at expanding the platforms’ digital assets offerings, these listings have made the token more accessible to crypto users in the country.

As shared on X, Upbit listed the token with three trading pairs on February 20, 2026. These include KRW, BTC, and USDT. Bithumb, on the other hand, only added AZTEC to the Korean Won (KRW) market. 

📢 New Listing

🚀 아즈텍(#AZTEC) 원화 마켓 추가 안내
🚀 $AZTEC/KRW will be listed on #Bithumb!

🔸 Details : https://t.co/OkEEHyBS9S#Bithumb #AZTEC @aztecnetwork pic.twitter.com/ZEFDDNhDEr

— Bithumb (@BithumbOfficial) February 20, 2026

Withdrawals and deposits were enabled within two hours after the announcement. However, trading on both platforms is scheduled to commence at the same time, 16:30 KST. 

Additionally, deposits and withdrawals through networks other than the designated Ethereum network are not supported. Thus, both platforms urged their users to confirm the network before making any transactions. More to that, Upbit users can only make AZTEC deposits and withdrawals through personal wallet addresses that have completed ‘ownership verification’.

In the crypto market, listing announcements from major exchanges often trigger price increases. This, in turn, leads to more token visibility. Consequently, AZTEC token’s current price is over 101% higher than its all-time low value of approximately $0.017.

About Aztec (AZTEC)

Founded in 2018, Aztec is an Ethereum layer-2 privacy solution that utilizes zero-knowledge technology. This technology allows users to prove information without revealing it. 

The Aztec network provides a programmable smart contract environment with an encrypted state ledger. This enables developers to build decentralized applications where transaction data remains private and secure. This data includes transaction amounts, sender and receiver identities, and smart contract execution states.

Even as a privacy-focused platform, Aztec is different from layer-1 privacy coin Monero (XMR). This is because the Aztec network leverages Ethereum’s security but offers lower transaction costs and higher processing speed.

The Aztec network has secured funding and backing from notable investors like Ethereum’s co-founder Vitalik Buterin. Others include coParadigm and a16z (Andreessen Horowitz).

AZTEC is the core virtual asset within the Aztec ecosystem. Holders can use this token for various purposes, such as governance participation and staking.

Currently, AZTEC has a market capitalization of over $104 million and a fully diluted valuation (FDV) of more than $371 million. Its daily trading volume is over $96 million, representing a 294.5% increase from one day ago. Meanwhile, AZTEC has a capped supply of 10.35 billion tokens and a circulating supply of approximately 2.9 billion.

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