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THORChain privacy coin integration

THORChain is expanding its cross-chain swap protocol to natively support privacy coins like Monero and Zcash.

2 entriesWed, Jul 22 – Wed, Aug 26Privacy

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  1. Wed, Aug 26LatestVerified · 26 Aug 2026

    THORChain v3.20 Adds Native Monero and Zcash Swap Support as Network Restores From May Exploit

    THORChain deployed version 3.20, which the project says enables native swaps of Monero and Zcash against Bitcoin, Ethereum and stablecoins — no wrapped tokens, accounts or custodians — per its press release. Independent coverage notes the privacy-coin pools launch gradually, seeded with shallow protocol-owned liquidity, and that the upgrade also restores vault rotation and progressively resumes trading paused since May's $10.7 million exploit. Zcash previously funded a Least Authority audit of related integration work.

  2. Wed, Jul 22Unverified — not yet reviewed

    Thorchain Maintains Transparency for Privacy Coin Transactions

    Thorchain publicly stated that its cross-chain exchange protocol maintains full transaction transparency even when handling privacy-focused cryptocurrencies such as Monero, adding a stated policy data point for exchange rails handling privacy assets.