# darkrenaissance/darkfi

Anonymous. Uncensored. Sovereign.

Repository: https://github.com/darkrenaissance/darkfi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/darkfi
Homepage: https://dark.fi
Language: Rust
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: crypto, cryptocurrency, zk, zk-snarks, zero-knowledge, rust, halo2, zkvm
Last push: 2026-08-26T16:41:46+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 75/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 30, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2207, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 305, "gap_med": 94, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1366, forks 145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:31.241490+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: application
- maturity: experimental
- function: blockchain, cryptography, p2p, rpc, cli, sdk
- domain: blockchain, privacy, security, censorship-circumvention
- platform: windows, rust, cli, cross-platform
- tags: layer-1-blockchain, zero-knowledge, zk-snarks, zkvm, halo2, anonymous-transactions, dao, privacy-coins, testnet, pow-mining, cryptocurrency, linux, macos, android

## Member repositories
- darkrenaissance/darkfi (main) score 75

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.241490+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:12.129546+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/darkrenaissance/darkfi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:31.241490+00:00, sha b2ee7a541d06)
  - homepage: https://dark.fi (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:28.898030+00:00, sha 8d5531715608)
  - site_page: https://dark.fi/book (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:28.907092+00:00, sha 245158bcb08d)
  - site_page: https://git.dark.fi/darkrenaissance/darkfi/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T11:58:28.909266+00:00, sha 4e1701e9eced)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.