On May 6, 2025, Tari Labs – led by former Monero developers – launched the layer-1 Tari blockchain mainnet, focusing on privacy and accessible mining. Can Tari compete with giants like Bitcoin and Ethereum? Let's analyze in detail.
Tari Mainnet Launch: Focusing on Privacy
After the testnet in September 2024, the Tari proof-of-work blockchain officially launched its mainnet on Tuesday. A highlight of
#Tari is the 'default anonymity' feature: every transaction conceals the sender's and receiver's addresses, as well as the amount, ensuring maximum privacy. Naveen Jain, a collaborator of Tari (and an investor in DASTAN – the parent company of Decrypt), emphasized: 'Current blockchains lack the necessary elements to become the foundation for a new global financial system, such as a complicated participation experience and an Orwellian surveillance system.' Tari addresses this issue with a simple 3-step participation process and automatic anonymity.