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Tornado Cash is a **fully decentralized** **non-custodial** **protocol** allowing private transactions in the crypto-space. 
Torxnado Cash is a **fully decentralized** **non-custodial** **protocol** allowing private transactions in the crypto-space.
As a decentralized protocol, Tornado.Cash smart contracts have been implemented within the Ethereum blockchain which makes them immutable. They can neither be changed or tampered with. Therefore, nobody - including initial developers - can modify or shut them down. All governance and mining smart contracts are deployed by the community in a decentralized manner.
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Tornado Cash improves transaction privacy by breaking the on-chain link between source and destination addresses. It uses a smart contract that accepts ETH & other tokens deposits from one address and enable their withdrawal from a different address.
To preserve privacy, few good practices are in order, such as the use of a relayer for gas payments to withdraw funds towards an address with no pre-existing balance. 
To preserve privacy, few good practices are in order, such as the use of a relayer for gas payments to withdraw funds towards an address with no pre-existing balance.
More details are available in _Behind the scenes:_ [_How does Tornado.Cash work?_](general/how-does-tornado.cash-work.md) _****_ & [Tips to remain anonymous](general/tips-to-remain-anonymous.md).
More details are available in _Behind the scenes:_ [_How does Tornado.Cash work?_](general/how-does-tornado.cash-work.md) _\*\*\*\*_ & [Tips to remain anonymous](general/tips-to-remain-anonymous.md).
## Where is Tornado.Cash at?
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_More information about_ [_Anonymity mining_](tornado-cash-classic/anonymity-mining.md) _&_ [_Tornado.Cash token_](general/torn.md) _are available._
**Thanks to the TORN token, Tornado Cash users can actively participate in shaping the protocol**. The community has a strong weight regarding the evolution of Tornado Cash and the improvement of its features. Indeed, protocol parameters & token distribution are completely under the community’s control through this governance.
All pools mentioned above can be accessed on [tornadocash.eth.link](https://tornadocash.eth.link). They operates **under the principle of fixed amount deposits & withdrawals**. It means that each token has 2 to 4 different pools, allowing transactions of only 2 to 4 different fixed amounts _(e.g. ETH has four different pools, one for each of these amounts: 0.1, 1, 10 & 100 ETH)_.
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## How does Tornado.Cash run?
[Codes behind Tornado.Cash functioning](https://github.com/tornadocash) - smart contacts, circuits & toolchain - are fully **open sourced.** Working as a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization), Tornado.Cash governance and mining smart contracts are deployed by its community.
[Codes behind Tornado.Cash functioning](https://github.com/tornadocash) - smart contacts, circuits & toolchain - are fully **open sourced.** Working as a DAO (Decentralized Autonomous Organization), Tornado.Cash governance and mining smart contracts are deployed by its community.
The protocol also functions with zk-SNARK, which enables zero-knowledge proofs allowing users to demonstrate possession of information without needing to reveal it. The use of this technology is based **on open source research made by Zcash team with the help of Ethereum community**. To set-up zk-SNARK initial keys, Tornado.Cash[ Trusted Setup Community](https://tornado-cash.medium.com/tornado-cash-trusted-setup-ceremony-b846e1e00be1) was launched in May 2020 & accounted [for 1114 contributions](https://tornado-cash.medium.com/the-biggest-trusted-setup-ceremony-in-the-world-3c6ab9c8fffa). This significant number of contributors makes it impossible to compromise the protocol by faking zero-knowledge proofs.
User interface is hosted on **IPFS** (InterPlanetary File System) by the community, minimizing risks of data being deleted. Indeed, the interface will work as long as at least one user is hosting it.
_Written & edited by_ [_@ayefda_](https://torn.community/u/ayefda)__
_Written & edited by_ [_@ayefda_](https://torn.community/u/ayefda)\_\_