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 - composability between private/public execution and private/public state
 - public and private messaging with Ethereum
 
+To make this possible, Aztec is *not EVM compatible* and is extending the Ethereum ecosystem by creating a new alt-VM! 
+
 To learn more about how Aztec achieves these things, check out the [Aztec concepts overview](/aztec/concepts_overview).
 
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      Learn the core concepts that make up the Aztec Protocol
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