Aztec's recent acquisition is quite interesting; the ZKPassport team is directly integrated, and the privacy identity verification race is heating up again.

Wu Xian reports that Aztec Labs announced the acquisition of Obsidion—the team behind the privacy identity verification protocol ZKPassport. The deal terms were not disclosed. Obsidion co-founders Michael Elliot and Theo Madzou, along with their team, will join Aztec Labs to continue developing ZKPassport and expand into new consumer-grade product directions. Aztec Labs said it will continue to keep the ZKPassport protocol and its iOS app open source. Relevant proofs can be generated in browsers and on mobile devices, verified on the server side in non-blockchain scenarios, or verified on Aztec Network, Ethereum, and any EVM chain.