# Sunsetting #Aztec Connect

By [Hellyberry](https://paragraph.com/@helloduniya) · 2023-03-13

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!!! Alert !!!ALERT

**Sunsetting** #Aztec **Connect : Due to regulations**

Aztec announcing the sunset of #Aztec Connect (privacy infrastructure that served as the encryption layer for Ethereum).

**Note: Users will continue being able to withdraw with no fees for one year**

**\-13th — 21st March:** Aztec Connect normal functionality

**\-21st March 2023 at 2PM UTC:** Deposits disabled

\-One-year withdrawal window (March 13th, 2023 — March 21st, 2024)

**\-March 21st, 2024:** Last Aztec rollup sent from Aztec sequencer

**\-March 21st, 2024 onwards:** users will have to run withdrawal software or rely on community-run sequencers

Complete details: [https://medium.com/aztec-protocol/sunsetting-aztec-connect-a786edce5cae](https://medium.com/aztec-protocol/sunsetting-aztec-connect-a786edce5cae)

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*Originally published on [Hellyberry](https://paragraph.com/@helloduniya/sunsetting-aztec-connect)*