# Anonymity mining

The anonymity mining protocol underpins the [Anonymity Mining Program](../../general/token/anonymity-mining.md), which rewards users according to the block duration that they wait before withdrawing their deposits.

Anonymity Mining uses a Tornado trees contract as a ZK-efficient register of deposit and withdrawal transactions, which enables users to make efficient proofs regarding their usage.

[tornado-trees.md](tornado-trees.md)

Once deposits and withdrawals are registered into the Tornado Trees contract, they become eligible for having their rewards claimed into a shielded AP account.

[mining-rewards.md](mining-rewards.md)