Tool Profile

Equi-X

CPU-friendly client puzzle used for Tor DoS protection.

At a glance:

First seen:2026-05-04

Last seen:2026-05-04

Sightings:1

Source:github.com

What it is

CPU-friendly client puzzle used for Tor DoS protection.

Why developers recommend it

A Monero-thread commenter noted Tor now uses an Equi-X derivative.

Hacker News evidence

2026-05-04

A commenter wrote: "PoW is useful in far more situations than PoS. A derivative of RandomX is now used to protect TOR too (Equi-X)."

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