tornadocash/tornado-core
Tornado cash. Non-custodial private transactions on Ethereum. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: archived
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: n/a
- age_days: 2612
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1509
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1677 stars · 630 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Tornado Cash is a non-custodial privacy protocol for Ethereum and ERC20 tokens built on zkSNARKs, implemented as smart contracts with JavaScript tooling. It breaks the on-chain link between deposit and withdrawal addresses so transfers cannot be traced by external observers.
Use cases
- make private ETH transactions on Ethereum
- break the link between sender and recipient addresses
- deposit and withdraw ERC20 tokens anonymously
- run a zkSNARK-based mixer locally via CLI
- integrate zero-knowledge deposit/withdrawal proofs into dapps
When to choose
- you need non-custodial transaction privacy on Ethereum
- you want audited zkSNARK smart contracts for mixing ETH or ERC20 tokens
- you need a serverless privacy solution with no trusted intermediary
When to avoid
- you need privacy on non-EVM blockchains
- you require a custodial or hosted mixing service
- your project needs actively developed software - the repo has been in maintenance since 2022 and the protocol faces legal sanctions in some jurisdictions
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
cryptography security cli developer-tools blockchain privacy security cli ethereum zk-snarks zero-knowledge-proofs smart-contracts privacy defi erc20 solidity cryptocurrency nodejs web-server
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/tornadocash/tornado-core · fetched 2026-08-28 · ca152011ce2e
- homepage: https://tornado.cash · fetched 2026-08-29 · 721e9ea79b4a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| tornadocash/tornado-core | main | 10 |
For agents
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