Tornado Cash Ported to MegaETH, Enabling Private Transactions
A crypto developer has successfully ported the Tornado Cash mixing protocol to the newly launched MegaETH blockchain testnet, introducing private transactions to the high-speed network, which boasts a capacity of up to 20,000 transactions per second. The move raises fresh discussions about privacy, regulatory scrutiny, and the evolution of blockchain development tools.
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Inspiration Behind ETHTornado’s Deployment
Developer Gunboats took the initiative to bring Tornado Cash to MegaETH after the U.S. Department of Treasury removed its economic sanctions against the protocol earlier this year. The agency dropped Tornado Cash addresses from the OFAC sanctions list following a court ruling in January. Naming the new contract ETHTornado, Gunboats saw the opportunity to test the protocol on a high-performance blockchain, emphasizing that no code modifications were needed.
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“I thought, maybe someone should try to deploy [Tornado Cash] on the hottest thing right now… there is no change in code needed, and that’s really a good thing,” Gunboats commented. However, they also described the effort as “half a joke.”
Smart Contract Development and Potential Privacy Concerns
Gunboats used the Truffle framework—a now-deprecated smart contract development tool—to port the protocol, highlighting how modern frameworks like Foundry have significantly streamlined Solidity-based development. The ease of deployment underscores the rapid evolution of Ethereum Virtual Machine (EVM) tooling and smart contract development.
Meanwhile, some members of the crypto community expressed concerns over potential abuse, such as “dusting” attacks where wallets receive unsolicited small amounts of ETHTornado funds. The MegaETH team recently demonstrated the chain’s scalability by airdropping testnet tokens to 190,000 addresses in just 15 seconds, fueling speculation that mass dusting attacks could occur at similar speeds.
Despite the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) lifting sanctions, certain crypto projects still blacklist wallets that have interacted with Tornado Cash, potentially limiting their access to airdrops and decentralized finance (DeFi) applications. Gunboats responded to these concerns by downplaying the significance of dusting mechanics, stating, “Whether it happens in 10 milliseconds or 12 seconds, the end result is the same—you end up on the list.”
Community Response and Legal Implications
The deployment has sparked mixed reactions within the MegaETH ecosystem. Bread, the head of community and growth at MegaETH, welcomed the development, encouraging Gunboats to document the project in the community wiki. However, they did not respond to media requests for further comments.
Gunboats, who is not based in the U.S., dismissed concerns about potential legal consequences tied to their involvement in the project. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), they referenced Roman Storm, the Tornado Cash developer currently facing legal action from the U.S. Department of Justice, writing simply, “Free Roman Storm.”
For now, ETHTornado has seen limited usage due to the absence of a user-friendly frontend, but its existence on MegaETH’s testnet raises questions about the future of privacy-focused DeFi tools and how regulators will respond to their continued deployment on decentralized, high-speed blockchain networks.
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