How to Stake Aztec With P2P.org

Privacy is finally moving mainstream.

The rise of privacy-preserving networks like Zcash and Monero in late 2025 signals something important: enterprises are entering the arena, and adoption is accelerating. But to bring privacy to users and organisations in a scalable way, the ecosystem needs infrastructure that is both decentralized and private by design.

That’s where Aztec comes in — a privacy-first, decentralized Ethereum Layer 2 built for real-world use cases. Aztec enables private transactions natively, allowing individuals and organisations to transact without exposing balances or activity publicly.

As the network launches its token and prepares for public participation, users can now stake AZTEC with P2P.org to help secure the protocol.

Staking With P2P.org

Once the public sale has concluded, you’ll be able to stake your newly acquired AZTEC tokens.

To begin:

1. Visit https://stake.aztec.network.
2. Connect the wallet you used in the sale.
3. Scroll down to choose your preferred staking path:
   • Solo Stake
   • Delegate to P2P.org

Why Delegate?

Solo staking increases decentralization, and Aztec benefits from a broad validator set.

But if you don’t want to manage hardware, uptime, or operational risk, P2P.org provides the geographic and data-center redundancy required for secure private networks.

Click Choose Provider → Select P2P.org from the list → Proceed to stake.

Managing Your Stake

Staking on Aztec takes inspiration from Ethereum’s model.

Sequencer Batches (200k AZTEC units)

When delegating, your stake is organized into fixed 200,000 AZTEC batches — analogous to 32 ETH validator units on Ethereum.

Example:

If you delegate 500,000 AZTEC:

• Two batches (sequencers) of 200k are created
• The remaining 100k stays inactive until enough is added to form another 200k batch

This is expected behavior — and important for understanding rewards and activation.

Understanding Slashing on Aztec

Aztec includes a slashing mechanism to penalize misbehaving sequencers. Unlike some networks, slashing only affects the specific sequencer that misbehaved, not your entire delegated balance.

Continuing the earlier example:

• You stake 500k AZTEC, creating two sequencers.
• If one of these sequencers is slashed repeatedly, it may eventually become inactive.
• Key point: You cannot simply “refill” or top up that slashed sequencer. Instead, you must fully unstake that batch and restake it with 200k AZTEC as a fresh sequencer.

This design encourages healthy validator performance and strong operational setups.

Monitoring & Operational Safety

To support delegators, both P2P.org and the broader Aztec community will deploy monitoring tools shortly after mainnet launch. These will help users track:

• Sequencer status
• Performance
• Possible slashing events
• Activation of new batches

Our infrastructure is distributed geographically across top-tier data centers, ensuring strong reliability for a privacy-sensitive chain like Aztec.

Final Notes

Staking AZTEC helps secure one of the first fully private, decentralized L2 networks. Whether you choose to solo stake or delegate, you are contributing to a critical new layer of Ethereum infrastructure.

For users who want security, resilience, and zero-maintenance staking, P2P.org is ready to support your participation from day one.

If Aztec is part of your strategy, we’ll help you run it at institutional standards.