Aztec governance revokes rollup contract ownership, reaches L2Beat Stage 2

Aztec Labs

On June 22, 2026, Aztec governance voted to revoke ownership of the rollup contract, making the protocol immutable and permission-less. This milestone elevated Aztec to L2Beat Stage 2, marking the first community-launched Layer 2 in Ethereum history. Neither the Aztec Foundation, core team, nor investors can run nodes, stake, or participate in governance for 12 months.