darkrenaissance/darkfi
Anonymous. Uncensored. Sovereign. 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
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
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/darkrenaissance/darkfi · fetched 2026-08-28 · b2ee7a541d06
- homepage: https://dark.fi · fetched 2026-08-29 · 8d5531715608
- site_page: https://dark.fi/book · fetched 2026-08-29 · 245158bcb08d
- site_page: https://git.dark.fi/darkrenaissance/darkfi/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4e1701e9eced
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| darkrenaissance/darkfi | main | 75 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="darkrenaissance/darkfi")
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