Privacy Pools, a fork of Tornado Cash, released on Optimism's testnet

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Quick Take

  • A new crypto mixer called Privacy Pools, which is a fork of the US-sanctioned coin mixing app Tornado Cash, launched on the Ethereum Layer 2 network Optimism’s testnet.
  • Privacy Pools, which is in the version 0 phase, aims to be an alternative to Tornado Cash, allowing users to send and receive ether anonymously.
Privacy Pools aims to provide an alternative to Tornado Cash by separating funds linked to criminal activity, hoping to balance privacy and regulation.
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