[AZTEC Token Presale Locks in 12,500 ETH, Public Sale Begins Today] BlockBeats News, December 2: According to the official announcement from Aztec, the privacy-focused Ethereum Layer 2 network, the Aztec presale has locked in 12,500 ETH and will officially commence its public token sale process today. Users can now complete pre-registration and KYC, and based on the current block production schedule, bidding will begin at 22:40 (UTC+8) on December 2. This public sale adopts the CCA (Continuous Clearing Auctions) mechanism jointly proposed by Uniswap and Aztec. The mechanism operates entirely on-chain via Uniswap v4 and features fairness, neutrality, verifiability, and avoidance of manual intervention. According to Uniswap, CCA is designed for price discovery of newly issued or low-liquidity tokens, with Aztec being the first collaboration case. The starting price for this public sale corresponds to 98,493 ETH (approximately $280 million FDV, based on the current ETH price), with the public sale accounting for 14.95% of the total token supply. The sale employs a market-driven pricing model that is fully verifiable on-chain, ensuring a high level of transparency. Aztec has been dedicated to privacy technology for seven years and is the first decentralized Layer 2 on Ethereum. The project is backed by prominent investors such as a16z, Paradigm, Vitalik Buterin, and Aave founder Stani Kulechov. It has also launched the general-purpose zk programming language Noir, which has been adopted by multiple zk projects.