Exploring Tezos (XTZ): Overview and key features Tezos (Tez or XTZ) launched in 2018 and was frequently seen as a more sustainable alternative to Ethereum (ETH). However, its conceptualisation started in 2014, a year before the latter’s mainnet went live. This means Tezos uses ideas not popularised by Ethereum; many of these remain groundbreaking innovations today.
