Tornado Cash is a decentralized protocol to ensure the anonymity of transactions in the Ethereum blockchain. He uses technology zk-snarks (Zero-Knowledge Proofs), which allows users to hide the connection between the sender and recipient address.
When transferring funds through Tornado Cash, the cryptocurrency is first sent to the Mixer smart contract, where funds are mixed with deposits of other users. After that, the recipient brings them to a new address, and it becomes extremely difficult to trace the original source of the transaction.
Main features:
- Enhanced privacy of transactions in Ethereum.
- Decentralized management through DAO and token torn.
- Using zk-snarks for anonymity without trusted intermediaries.
Important fact: In 2022, Tornado Cash came under the sanctions of the US Department of the Treasury (OFAC) for the use of the service by hackers and funds launderers. This caused controversy in the crypto community about the right to financial anonymity and decentralization.
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