# Aztec Network

#### Aztec is a Privacy-First L2 on Ethereum[​](https://docs.aztec.network/#aztec-is-a-privacy-first-l2-on-ethereum) <a href="#aztec-is-a-privacy-first-l2-on-ethereum" id="aztec-is-a-privacy-first-l2-on-ethereum"></a>

On Ethereum today, everything is publicly visible, by everyone. In the real world, people enjoy privacy. Aztec brings privacy to Ethereum.

* private functions, executed and proved on a user's device
* public functions, executed in the Aztec Virtual Machine
* private state, stored as UTXOs that only the owner can decrypt
* public state, stored in a public merkle tree
* composability between private/public execution and private/public state
* public and private messaging with Ethereum

Sequencer Nodes Requirement

* CPU 4 Core+
* RAM 8Gb
* Disk 120Gb (NVME Recomended)
* Sepolia RPC ([Click Here To Setup Your Own RPC](https://documentation.codeblocklabs.com/blockchain-nodes/ethereum) (Recomended) or [Rent RPC Access From 3rd Party](https://blockpi.io/))


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