ChainCatcher news, the privacy and scalability solution based on ZK Rollup, Aztec, has announced that it has entered the Alpha stage and launched the Aztec Sandbox Alpha program for all developers. Those with experience in Noir, Aztec, or Sandbox are preferred, but it is not required.ChainCatcher previously reported that Aztec launched a local developer testnet, Aztec Sandbox, for smart contract privacy. Aztec stated that Aztec Sandbox is a comprehensive version that provides developers with a fast, lightweight local Aztec node, similar to Ethereum's Ganache or Anvil local node packages. In addition to the local node testing environment, Aztec Sandbox also includes tools and frameworks that allow developers to write and test smart contracts.