# Sunsetting Aztec Connect

**Published by:** [Modern Trader](https://paragraph.com/@moderntrader/)
**Published on:** 2023-03-13
**URL:** https://paragraph.com/@moderntrader/sunsetting-aztec-connect

## Content

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 and other front-ends like 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 functionality21st March 2023 at 2PM UTC: Deposits disabledOne-year withdrawal window (March 13th, 2023 — March 21st, 2024)March 21st, 2024: Last Aztec rollup sent from Aztec sequencerMarch 21st, 2024 onwards: users will have to run withdrawal software or rely on community-run sequencers

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