Gate News bot message, according to the official Gate announcement on February 12, 2026
Gate Layer2 Zone will launch Aztec (AZTEC) spot trading. AZTEC/USDT spot trading will commence at 15:00 (UTC+8) on February 12, 2026, with withdrawals expected to start at 15:00 (UTC+8) on February 13, 2026.
Additionally, Gate will complete the migration of AZTECUSDT perpetual contracts from pre-market to official contracts by 18:00 (UTC+8) on February 12, 2026. The official contracts will support 1-50x long and short trading. Existing positions will not be affected during the migration.
Aztec is a privacy-first Layer 2 on Ethereum, dedicated to helping developers build privacy-protecting applications for users. The project received a $100 million Series B funding round led by a16z, and the team is composed of top-tier cryptographers.
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