# Sunsetting Aztec Connect

By [Modern Trader](https://paragraph.com/@moderntrader) · 2023-03-13

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Today Aztec announced the sunset of Aztec Connect, The privacy infrastructure that served as the encryption layer for Ethereum.

One week from today, deposits into the Aztec Connect contract both from [zk.money](http://zk.money/) and other front-ends like [zkpay.finance](https://zkpay.finance/) will be disabled.

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

Our sequencer will slowly reduce the frequency of rollup blocks for withdrawal, with a final sunset date approximately one year from now: **March 21st, 2024**. Here are the critical dates:

*   **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
    

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*Originally published on [Modern Trader](https://paragraph.com/@moderntrader/sunsetting-aztec-connect)*