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Total Value Locked$59,971

TVL by Chain

Ethereum$35,046

Solana$11,439

Base$5,823

Arbitrum$5,006

Polygon$1,261

BSC$783.42

OP Mainnet$361.34

Tron$245.20

Arc$2.71

Tempo$1.58

Robinhood Chain$0.94

Key Metrics

DEX Aggregator Volume 30d$9.49m

$736,019

$19,605

$512.03m

Total Raised$5.5m

Nov 15, 2023$4.1mRound: SeedInvestors: Draper Associates, Psalion, NGC Ventures, Aquanow, No Limit Holdings, Orange DAO, Draper Dragon, Quantstamp, SLVC, Superblock, PeerVC, Blocklabs, web3.com, ODOS, Blockchain Builders Fund, Rough Draft VC

Apr 26, 2024$1.4mRound: StrategicInvestors: SALT, Draper Associates, SNZ Capital, Peer Venture Partners

Protocol Information

Hinkal is an institutional-grade protocol enabling confidential on-chain transactions. It is a category-defining solution, that allows liquid funds and retail users to create shielded addresses and transact on major dApps in complete confidentiality (the origin and destination of transaction, value).

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Category:Privacy

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Methodology

TVL: Total value of all coins held in the smart contracts of the protocolView code on GitHubDEX Aggregator Volume: Volume of all spot token swaps routed through the DEX aggregatorView code on GitHub

Hacks

Date: Jul 2, 2026

Amount: $820,000

Classification: Protocol Logic

Technique: Deposit Logic Flaw

Chains: Ethereum

Language: Solidity

Target Type: DeFi Protocol

Competitors

Tornado Cash ($715.28m)Privacy Cash ($2.1m)zERC20 ($93,295)Railgun ($112.16m)VortexoPrivacy Pools ($9.3m)zkBob ($231,719)Privacy Boost ($1.61m)Payy ($710.45)FOOM Cash

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Hinkal's TVL?

Hinkal currently has $59,971 in total value locked. TVL has decreased 13.4% over the past 30 days.

What chains does Hinkal operate on?

Hinkal operates on 13 chains: Ethereum, Solana, Base, Arbitrum, and Polygon and 8 others. Ethereum holds the largest share at 58.4%.

How does Hinkal's TVL compare to similar protocols?

Among Privacy protocols tracked by DefiLlama, Hinkal ranks #16 by TVL. The category holds $950.84m across 46 protocols, and Hinkal accounts for <0.1% of that total. Other leading protocols include Tornado Cash, Privacy Cash, zERC20, Railgun, Vortexo, Privacy Pools, zkBob, Privacy Boost, Payy, and FOOM Cash.

Has Hinkal ever been exploited?

Hinkal has 1 recorded security incident. The most recent incident occurred on Jul 2, 2026 and involved $820,000. It was classified as Protocol Logic.