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by zeusk 1377 days ago
> I used Tornado Cash (non-US citizen here) for hiding transactions from the public (not hiding from the government)

And how exactly does your bank account publish your transactions to the public?

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I think you misunderstand. Transactions happening on most blockchains are public, meaning if I send a transaction on the network, if others know my address, they know it was my transaction.

Tornado Cash allows you to sever the tie between addresses on the Ethereum blockchain, so I don't have to have my transactions public, all while still being able to legally declare my taxes as if I didn't use Tornado Cash at all.