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Best Privacy dApps in 2026
39 Privacy dApps ranked by DappsAtlas score and total value locked. Open any row for the full review.
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Privacy dApps are applications that protect information people usually expose on public blockchains or the open web. Most of them shield token transfers, so outsiders cannot easily connect a deposit to a later withdrawal. Others cover encrypted messaging, decentralized VPN access, private surveys or proving facts about web data without revealing the data itself.
Transfer-focused protocols such as Tornado Cash, Railgun, zkBob and Hinkal let you deposit funds into a shared pool and prove ownership with zero-knowledge cryptography when you withdraw. Zama takes a different route, using fully homomorphic encryption to keep balances and amounts encrypted. Revenue differs by project. Some charge fees on shielding, unshielding or relaying, some rely on a native token for staking or incentives, and some, like Orchid, take payments from users to independent bandwidth providers. A few projects are still early and their business models are not settled.
When comparing options, look at which chains are supported and how much value sits in the pool, since a bigger pool generally makes it harder to link transactions. Compare the underlying technology and whether it has been audited. Look at how each handles compliance, for example viewing keys in Hinkal or the withdrawal approach of Privacy Pools. Also weigh legal exposure: Tornado Cash has a history of US sanctions, and rules on privacy tools vary by country. Railgun, with Ethereum, Arbitrum, BNB Chain and Polygon support, and Zama, which targets institutions and developers, show how different the approaches can be.
Privacy dApps at a glance
- Tracked
- 39
- Reviewed
- 39
- Total TVL
- $995M
- Avg. score
- 5.8/10
Largest by TVL
- 1
Tornado Cash$774M
- 2
Zama$112M
- 3
Railgun$107M
- 4
Privacy Cash$1.61M
- 5
Hinkal$252K
Highest rated
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- 5Session6.5
| Chains | |||||
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| 1 | RailgunReviewed | Ethereum, Arbitrum +2 | $107M | −1.4% | 7.2 |
| 2 | ZamaReviewed | Ethereum | $112M | −9.0% | 7.0 |
| 3 | HinkalReviewed | Arbitrum, Solana +9 | $252K | — | 7.0 |
| 4 | Tornado CashReviewed | Ethereum, BNB Chain +6 | $774M | −0.4% | 6.5 |
| 5 | SessionReviewed | Ethereum | — | — | 6.5 |
| 6 | Privacy CashReviewed | Solana, Base +3 | $1.61M | −13.2% | 6.3 |
| 7 | CommonReviewed | Arbitrum | $1.58K | +1.3% | 6.2 |
| 8 | AdamantReviewed | Other | — | — | 6.2 |
| 9 | zkBobReviewed | Polygon, Optimism +1 | $222K | −0.3% | 6.0 |
| 10 | Privacy PoolsReviewed | Ethereum | — | — | 6.0 |
| 11 | 0x0.aiReviewed | Ethereum | $232K | −0.9% | 5.5 |
| 12 | MsgReviewed | — | — | — | 5.5 |
| 13 | OrchidReviewed | Ethereum | — | — | 5.5 |
| 14 | Mysterium VpnReviewed | — | — | — | 5.5 |
| 15 | Zkbob Private WalletReviewed | — | — | — | 5.5 |
| 16 | Namada Shielded PoolsReviewed | — | $539 | −9.3% | 5.0 |
| 17 | RehideReviewed | — | — | — | 5.0 |
| 18 | Cyclone ProtocolReviewed | IoTeX | — | — | 4.8 |
| 19 | SolanablenderReviewed | Solana, Bitcoin +1 | — | — | 4.8 |
| 20 | Cyclone ProtocolReviewed | IoTeX | — | — | 4.5 |
| 21 | NocturneReviewed | Ethereum | $71.3K | −1.0% | — |
| 22 | Typhoon CashReviewed | Ethereum | $37.7K | +0.9% | — |
| 23 | Tonnel NetworkReviewed | TON | $5.48K | −6.4% | — |
| 24 | SecretworldReviewed | Ethereum, BNB Chain | — | — | — |
| 25 | NillionReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 26 | BlocksurveyReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 27 | ZkpassReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 28 | Utopia P2pReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | Deguard VpnReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | PolycredReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | PrivacyswapReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Quarashi NetworkReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Tron MixerReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 34 | ZapfiReviewed | Aleph Zero | — | — | — |
| 35 | Maticmixer V2Reviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 36 | Suter Shield BscReviewed | BNB Chain | — | — | — |
| 37 | TracevaReviewed | Ethereum | — | — | — |
| 38 | Wallet VpnReviewed | — | — | — | — |
| 39 | Whirl PrivacyReviewed | — | — | — | — |
Ranked by DappsAtlas score, then total value locked. Click a column to re-sort this page. TVL data via DefiLlama.
Where they run
Privacy dApps by chain
Guides
Infrastructure guides
Wallets and tools
No-KYC Crypto Wallets: Privacy and Risks in 2026A crypto wallet that does not ask for your ID can still leave a detailed public trail. Learn what “no KYC” means, where privacy can break down, and how to weigh the legal and security trade-offs.
Wallets and tools
What Is a Private Crypto Wallet? Control, Privacy, and SafetyA private crypto wallet can mean a wallet you control yourself or one designed to improve transaction privacy. Those are different things: self-custody protects control of your keys, but it does not make blockchain activity invisible.
Crypto gambling
Best Anonymous Crypto Casinos: Privacy Guide for 2026“Anonymous” does not mean a casino can never ask for identity documents. Compare wallet-based and crypto-first options, understand their limits, and check KYC and local rules before depositing.
Token
What Are Privacy Coins? How Monero and Zcash WorkPrivacy coins use cryptography to limit what outsiders can learn from transactions. Learn how their designs differ, what privacy they do—and do not—provide, and which practical and regulatory risks to consider.
Crypto gambling
Hashbet Transparency, Fairness and Privacy: A 2026 GuideHashbet was a smart-contract betting game that leaned on public blockchain records to make its results checkable. This guide explains what transparency, fairness and privacy mean for on-chain gambling, and how to test any platform's claims yourself.
Blockchain
Oasis Network Guide: Privacy Layer 1 and Its Builder GrantsOasis Network is a layer 1 blockchain built around confidential computing, so smart contract data and computation can stay private while the chain remains verifiable. This guide explains how its design works, what its runtimes do, how builder grants are typically structured, and where to check current terms before applying.
Frequently asked questions
What is a crypto privacy dApp?
On-chain privacy tools hide or break the visible link between sender, receiver and amount on a public blockchain. Depending on the project, they use zero-knowledge proofs (zk-SNARKs), stealth addresses or fully homomorphic encryption. This category also covers privacy-focused messengers, VPNs and data tools.
Are privacy protocols legal to use?
Rules differ by country, and Tornado Cash has a history of US sanctions, so the risk is real. Check the law where you live and whether a given protocol is restricted for you before using it. Some newer projects, such as Privacy Pools and Hinkal, add compliance-oriented features like proof of innocence or viewing keys.
Do privacy dApps make transactions fully anonymous?
Not completely. Funds in a shielded pool are harder to trace, but a small pool, a predictable deposit-and-withdraw pattern or reusing an address can still give clues. The size of the pool and how you use it both matter.
Which privacy dApps have the most value locked?
Tornado Cash had the largest TVL in our list, at about $834.6M at the time of writing. Zama (about $119.8M) and Railgun (about $113.0M) follow. TVL is only a rough proxy for liquidity and does not measure safety or privacy quality.
Are all of these dApps about hiding payments?
No. Several entries are not about moving money, including Session and Adamant (messaging), Orchid (a decentralized VPN), BlockSurvey (encrypted forms), zkPass (proofs of web data) and Nillion (private data computation). Many of these have no TVL figure because there is no pool of funds to measure.
What risks should I think about before using one?
Smart contract risk applies to all of them, as does the risk that a protocol becomes restricted or gets delisted from front ends. Check for audits and read how withdrawals work before you deposit. Start with a small amount and keep your own records for tax and legal purposes.
What is the largest privacy dApp by TVL?
Tornado Cash is the largest privacy dApp by total value locked, with $774M. It is followed by Zama ($112M) and Railgun ($107M). TVL figures come from DefiLlama and change daily.
Which privacy dApp has the highest DappsAtlas score?
How many privacy dApps does DappsAtlas track?
DappsAtlas tracks 39 privacy dApps. Of these, 39 have a full review and 12 report value locked, $995M in total.
What chains do most privacy dApps run on?
Which privacy dApps grew the most this week?
Among privacy dApps with at least $1M locked, Privacy Cash the biggest drop (−13.2%). Combined TVL moved −1.6% over the same seven days.
What is the average score for privacy dApps?
The 20 rated privacy dApps average 5.8 out of 10. Of these, 0 score 8 or higher and 3 score below 5.