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darkrenaissance/darkfi

Anonymous. Uncensored. Sovereign. observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/darkrenaissance/darkfi · homepage · Rust · AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

75/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 30
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: 94
  • age_days: 2207
  • days_rel: 305
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 4

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1366 stars · 145 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

DarkFi is an anonymous Layer 1 blockchain built in Rust that uses zero-knowledge cryptography (zk-SNARKs, halo2, a zkVM) to enable fully private transactions, anonymous smart contracts, atomic swaps, and DAOs. It ships as a suite of tools including the darkfid fullnode, the drk CLI wallet, a P2P IRC daemon, and developer toolkits for building anonymous applications.

Use cases

  • run an anonymous privacy-focused blockchain fullnode
  • make fully anonymous cryptocurrency transactions
  • build zero-knowledge smart contracts with a zkVM
  • create self-governing anonymous DAOs
  • perform anonymous atomic swaps between tokens
  • mine on a proof-of-work testnet
  • run censorship-resistant P2P IRC chat

When to choose

  • you need strong on-chain privacy and anonymity by default
  • you want to experiment with zero-knowledge contract development in Rust
  • you're building uncensorable, sovereignty-focused decentralized apps
  • you want to participate in or evaluate an anonymous L1 testnet

When to avoid

  • you need a production-ready mainnet with established value
  • you require regulatory-compliant or auditable transactions
  • you want a mature ecosystem with broad exchange and tooling support
  • you're not comfortable with experimental, rapidly evolving software

Facets

application · maturity experimental

blockchain cryptography p2p rpc cli sdk blockchain privacy security censorship-circumvention windows rust cli cross-platform layer-1-blockchain zero-knowledge zk-snarks zkvm halo2 anonymous-transactions dao privacy-coins testnet pow-mining cryptocurrency linux macos android

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Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
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