South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchanges Bithumb and Upbit have introduced they are going to record the Aztec ($AZTEC) token. Based on the announcement, $AZTEC will probably be traded towards KRW (South Korean gained), $BTC, and $USDT.
Bithumb introduced that $AZTEC will solely be obtainable for deposits and withdrawals through the Ethereum community. They emphasised that transfers throughout different networks is not going to be supported.
Deposit and withdrawal transactions are scheduled to start inside two hours of the announcement, with transactions formally beginning at 4:30 PM on February 20, 2026. The reference value is ready at 27.70 KRW, and deposits would require 33 block confirmations.
Upbit equally introduced that it’s going to record $AZTEC on its KRW, $BTC, and $USDT markets. The alternate acknowledged that purchase orders will probably be restricted for the primary 5 minutes after buying and selling begins, and momentary restrictions will probably be utilized to promote orders exterior of sure value ranges. It was additionally reported that solely restrict orders will probably be legitimate for the primary roughly two hours.
Aztec is called an Ethereum-based privacy-focused Layer-2 answer. Utilizing zero-knowledge expertise, the community goals to offer safe and programmable good contracts with an encrypted state ledger. The $AZTEC token is utilized in areas corresponding to staking, transaction charges, and governance.
Exchanges warned traders of excessive danger, reminding them to rigorously examine community and contract addresses earlier than transferring funds.
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