How It Works

4.1 Deposit Phase

1. A user generates a commitment (hashed secret).

2. The user deposits funds into the mixer contract along with the commitment.

3. The deposit is recorded on the blockchain in a Merkle tree.

4.2 Mixing Phase

1. The mixer contract introduces fake transaction noise.

2. Withdrawals are time-delayed to prevent transaction correlation.

3. Funds are pooled, making it impossible to link deposits to withdrawals.

4.3 Withdrawal Phase

1. The user generates a zero-knowledge proof that confirms ownership of the deposited funds.

2. A nullifier hash is used to prevent double withdrawals.

3. Funds are sent to a stealth address that is not linked to the depositor.