Cyclone Protocol is a cross-chain, non-custodial privacy protocol that uses zkSNARKs to sever the on-chain link between deposit and recipient addresses in DeFi. Cyclone Protocol's Twitter Score is 2.8 out of 1000 as of July 2026, ranking #280,505 among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Cyclone Protocol built its zkSNARKs implementation on the audited codebase of Tornado Cash, extending it with cross-chain compatibility, yield aggregation, and decentralized governance. Per Elliptic, the protocol is characterized as a Tornado Cash fork that adds yield-generation features. Cyclone Protocol launched first on the EVM-compatible IoTeX blockchain and has since deployed on Ethereum, BNB Smart Chain, and Polygon.
Cyclone Protocol stated it had no outside investors, having been supported by a grant from the IoTeX Foundation Halo developer program and public donations, though that support was in the past. The protocol's native token, CYC, carries a fixed total supply of 50,000 units and is used for both incentives and on-chain governance. Cyclone Protocol's smart contracts underwent an audit by CertiK. Cyclone Protocol has published 366 posts and has been mentioned by 16 accounts a total of 38 times.
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The accounts that follow Cyclone Protocol include 13 founders, 2 angel investors and 22 influencers, among them DeBank, Toady Hawk, Farid, 0xWizard, Victorji and Dorothy.