Cardano is a public blockchain. It means that all your transactions are visible and tracked by all kinds of other parties. Such transparency may be undesirable in a situation where your personal information gets linked to your wallet address and stored in centralized private or state-controlled databases. Unfortunately, data theft and misuse from these centralized databases are quite common and can often cause financial or other damage. Besides, privacy goes hand in hand with democratic freedoms. By using privacy tools on the internet, you take precautions against potential violations of your rights and boost the protection of other users. Cardano Mixer allows you to send a transaction to another user (or to your other wallet) without it being publicly visible on the blockchain.

We expect the total protocol fee (paid by the depositor) to be about 0.2 % of the deposit (plus a Cardano network fee). This fee will be split between relayers, anonymity miners, and, potentially, MIX stakers. Withdrawing from the protocol is completely free as the transaction is submitted on your behalf by one of the relayers.

It is possible to withdraw immediately after the deposit has been made. However, it is suggested that you wait for at least a few other deposits into the protocol before withdrawing. The longer you wait, the more uncertainty you create. That is why the protocol pays a part of the collected fees to the anonymity miners.

We will have several preselected deposit amounts in the first version of the protocol. You will be able to choose between 200, 1000, and 10000 ADA deposits at the start. We will add more options, including other native Cardano assets, as the demand rises. If you need to send a custom amount, you could split the sum into several deposits.

Relayers are the critical part of our protocol's decentralized infrastructure. They process withdrawal requests and submit transactions on behalf of the recipients. Thanks to the relayers, it is possible to keep the Cardano network fees low and withdraw into an empty wallet. Relayers collect a part of the fee captured by the protocol. Currently to become a relayer, you need to stake 100 000 MIX tokens and run our Relayer app alongside the Cardano node. A detailed guide for the relayers is coming soon.

MIX token will have a fixed supply of 100 million tokens. Most of the tokens will be distributed as rewards to the participants of the ISPO, the trusted setup ceremony, early users, and early supporters of the project. There is no public sale. More details can be found in our whitepaper or in our Medium blogposts.

Different countries have different laws regarding cryptocurrency. Non-custodial mixing protocols are legal in some countries, while others ban mixing large amounts of crypto. We suggest that you find out if mixing protocols are allowed in your country before using our service.

The protocol operates in a completely decentralized manner and is country-agnostic. It does not collect any personal information about the users. However, in some countries, you are required to report all your crypto transactions to tax authorities. The protocol can generate a report of the user's Cardano Mixer transactions (using data from your device).

Right now, you can delegate to our stake pool, follow us on social media platforms, send us your suggestions via direct message or email, and otherwise spread the word. Closer to the release, you could also participate in the Trusted Setup Ceremony (more on that later). We are a small team, so everything counts!