# Aztec (AZTEC) — crypto price, market cap and strength versus Bitcoin

> Aztec trades at $0.0138 with a market capitalisation of $42.8M (rank 505). Over 90 days it is -31.2% against Bitcoin and has no 200-day average on file. Layer 2 as a theme is -19.9% against Bitcoin over 13 weeks. Price readings run through 2026-08-21.

## Agent research brief

- What this coin is: Aztec (AZTEC), a Layer 2 token of $42.8M at market-cap rank 505. No protocol activity data is published for it.
- What the tape says: -31.2% versus Bitcoin over 90 days; no 200-day average on file. Layer 2 as a theme is -19.9% against Bitcoin over 13 weeks.
- What the evidence supports: 41.6/100 inside Layer 2 on 43% evidence (0% of it native activity). Treat this as a tape-led lead. Require native activity confirmation before upgrading research priority.
- What is missing: There is no valuation band for any coin on this site: historical market capitalisation is not held, so no PE-style range can be built. Aztec publishes no fee, revenue, TVL or user series at all.

Theme: Layer 2 (/crypto/sector/layer-2). Price 2026-08-21; market-cap snapshot 2026-07-04.

## Price, returns and risk

Aztec's one-year return is withheld because the series is incomplete. Annualised 30-day volatility is 66%. Its deepest fall from a high inside the last 90 days is 56%.

- Price: $0.0138
- Market cap: $42.8M (rank 505)
- Returns: 7d +19%; 30d -1.3%; 90d -34%; 180d -55%; 1y —
- RS versus Bitcoin, 90d: -31%
- 30-day volatility: 66% annualised; deepest 90-day fall 56%
- 200-day average: unavailable

## Protocol economics

No protocol fee, revenue, TVL, user, DEX-volume or transaction series is published for Aztec, so this page shows none rather than inventing one. That is the normal case in crypto: fewer than one coin in seven has any of it.


## Research score

Aztec: 41.6/100 — Illiquid · research only; 10.8 + 15.0 + 10.0 + 5.8 = 41.6; evidence 43%; native evidence 0%; rank 18 of 33 rated Layer 2 coins
Decision use: Treat this as a tape-led lead. Require native activity confirmation before upgrading research priority.
This weakens if: The read weakens if 90-day RS versus BTC falls below zero with two weekly closes below the 200-DMA, or native activity contracts for two complete calendar quarters.

No valuation band exists for any coin on this site: historical market capitalisation is not held, so no company-style valuation range can be built.

## Layer 2 scorecard

Aztec is one of 48 Layer 2 coins here, 33 of which carry enough evidence to be rated and ranked. Aztec ranks 18 of those 33 on 43% evidence. The table below is the theme's own scorecard, in its own order, with this coin marked.

- 1. POL (ex-MATIC) (POL): score 72.9; evidence 93%; Illiquid · research only
- 2. Prom (PROM): score 67.5; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 3. Sophon (SOPH): score 56.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 4. Aevo (AEVO): score 55.2; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 5. COTI (COTI): score 52.8; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 6. AltLayer (ALT): score 52.7; evidence 43%; Illiquid · research only
- 7. Celo (CELO): score 52.5; evidence 90%; Illiquid · research only
- 8. Linea (LINEA): score 51.4; evidence 100%; Mixed
- 9. Cartesi (CTSI): score 50.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 10. Lumia (LUMIA): score 49.4; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 11. OpenLedger (OPEN): score 48.6; evidence 43%; Illiquid · research only
- 12. Capx AI (CAPX): score 48.5; evidence 12%; Illiquid · research only
- 13. Optimism (OP): score 44.6; evidence 100%; Lagging
- 14. Islamic Coin (ISLM): score 44.6; evidence 12%; Illiquid · research only
- 15. PHALA (PHA): score 44.5; evidence 50%; Tape-led · on-chain proof incomplete
- 16. Treasure (MAGIC): score 44.5; evidence 43%; Illiquid · research only
- 17. Merlin Chain (MERL): score 43.6; evidence 55%; Illiquid · research only
- 18. Aztec (AZTEC) [this coin]: score 41.6; evidence 43%; Illiquid · research only
- 19. BSquared Network (B2): score 39.2; evidence 55%; Illiquid · research only
- 20. Nervos Network (CKB): score 37.9; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 21. Status (SNT): score 37.4; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 22. Orderly (ORDER): score 36.8; evidence 55%; Illiquid · research only
- 23. Stacks (STX): score 36.3; evidence 43%; Illiquid · research only
- 24. Metal DAO (MTL): score 35.6; evidence 50%; Illiquid · research only
- 25. MegaETH (MEGA): score 34.6; evidence 43%; Illiquid · research only
- 26. Immutable (IMX): score 34.2; evidence 48%; Illiquid · research only
- 27. Loopring (LRC): score 32.4; evidence 55%; Illiquid · research only
- 28. Mantle (MNT): score 32.1; evidence 57%; Illiquid · research only
- 29. Taiko (TAIKO): score 31.9; evidence 94%; Illiquid · research only
- 30. Metis (METIS): score 30.2; evidence 84%; Illiquid · research only
- 31. ZKsync (ZK): score 29.5; evidence 93%; Illiquid · research only
- 32. Lisk (LSK): score 25.2; evidence 100%; Illiquid · research only
- 33. Manta Network (MANTA): score 19.4; evidence 100%; Illiquid · research only

## Limitations

- Crypto network activity is not company earnings. Protocol revenue does not automatically accrue to token holders.
- Market capitalisation is a dated snapshot, not a point-in-time historical supply series, so yields computed against it inherit that lag.
- No valuation band exists for any coin: historical market capitalisation is not held at all.
- Funding rates, open interest, liquidations, exchange flows, unlock schedules and developer activity are not held and are not inferred.
- The research score is relative to this coin's own theme only. It is not comparable across themes and is not an entry signal.

## FAQs

### What is Aztec (AZTEC)?

Aztec is a Layer 2 cryptocurrency tracked here by price, market capitalisation and strength against Bitcoin, with no protocol activity data published for it. It is one of 48 Layer 2 coins on this site. Readings are as of 2026-08-21.

### What is the market cap of Aztec?

Aztec's market capitalisation is $42.8M, ranking it 505 in the top-1,000 crypto universe. That figure is a dated snapshot from 2026-07-04, refreshed separately from the daily price series, so it can lag the price shown above.

### Is Aztec beating Bitcoin?

Aztec is -31.2% against Bitcoin over 90 days, and its own theme, Layer 2, is -19.9% over 13 weeks. It trades with no 200-day average available as of 2026-08-21.

### Does Aztec have a P/E ratio?

No. There is no company-style P/E or PEG for a crypto token, and no valuation band is shown on this page because the data to build one honestly does not exist: historical market capitalisation is not held, only a current snapshot. Where a protocol publishes fees or revenue, this page shows the yield against that dated snapshot instead.

### What is Aztec's research score?

41.6/100 within Layer 2, ranked 18 of 33 rated Layer 2 coins, on 43% evidence: 10.8 + 15.0 + 10.0 + 5.8 = 41.6. It is labelled “Illiquid · research only”. The score ranks research attention inside one theme, never portfolio action.

### How much Aztec history does this page show?

Five years of weekly closes where they exist, plus 20 complete calendar quarters of on-chain activity for the metrics Aztec actually publishes. No protocol fee, revenue, TVL or user series is published for this token, so none is shown.