diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 38cf08cd4a10..fd87f967b8d9 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -1957,6 +1957,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "bs58",
  "crypto_box",
  "darkfi",
+ "darkfi-sdk",
  "darkfi-serial",
  "easy-parallel",
  "futures",
diff --git a/bin/darkirc/Cargo.toml b/bin/darkirc/Cargo.toml
index cfdc42b0019d..004d69800a26 100644
--- a/bin/darkirc/Cargo.toml
+++ b/bin/darkirc/Cargo.toml
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ homepage = "https://dark.fi"
 repository = "https://github.com/darkrenaissance/darkfi"
 
 [dependencies]
-darkfi = {path = "../../", features = ["async-daemonize", "event-graph", "net", "util", "system", "rpc"]}
+darkfi = {path = "../../", features = ["async-daemonize", "event-graph", "net", "util", "system", "rpc", "zk"]}
+darkfi-sdk = {path = "../../src/sdk", features = ["async"]}
 darkfi-serial = {path = "../../src/serial", features = ["async"]}
 libc = "0.2.150"
 
diff --git a/bin/darkirc/Makefile b/bin/darkirc/Makefile
index eeea17883540..7daaa5729f8b 100644
--- a/bin/darkirc/Makefile
+++ b/bin/darkirc/Makefile
@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@ SRC = \
 
 BIN = ../../darkirc
 
+ZKAS = ../../zkas
+
+ZKSRC = $(shell find proof -type f -name '*.zk')
+ZKBIN = $(ZKSRC:=.bin)
+
 all: $(BIN)
 
-$(BIN): $(SRC)
+$(ZKBIN): $(ZKAS) $(ZKSRC)
+	$(ZKAS) $(basename $@) -o $@
+
+$(BIN): $(ZKBIN) $(SRC)
 	RUSTFLAGS="$(RUSTFLAGS)" $(CARGO) build --target=$(RUST_TARGET) --release --package darkirc
 	cp -f ../../target/$(RUST_TARGET)/release/darkirc $@
 
diff --git a/bin/darkirc/proof/signal.zk b/bin/darkirc/proof/signal.zk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c089e7f5dd79
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/darkirc/proof/signal.zk
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+k = 13;
+field = "pallas";
+
+constant "RlnSignal" {}
+
+witness "RlnSignal" {
+    Base secret_key,
+    MerklePath identity_path,
+    Uint32 identity_leaf_pos,
+
+    # These are public so have to be properly constructed
+    Base message_hash, # x
+    Base epoch,
+    Base rln_identifier,
+}
+
+circuit "RlnSignal" {
+    constrain_instance(epoch);
+    constrain_instance(rln_identifier);
+    constrain_instance(message_hash);
+
+    # This has to be the same constant used outside
+    identity_derivation_path = witness_base(11);
+    nullifier_derivation_path = witness_base(12);
+
+    identity_commit = poseidon_hash(identity_derivation_path, secret_key);
+    root = merkle_root(identity_leaf_pos, identity_path, identity_commit);
+    constrain_instance(root);
+
+    external_nullifier = poseidon_hash(epoch, rln_identifier);
+    a_1 = poseidon_hash(secret_key, external_nullifier);
+    internal_nullifier = poseidon_hash(nullifier_derivation_path, a_1);
+    constrain_instance(internal_nullifier);
+
+    y_a = base_mul(a_1, message_hash);
+    y = base_add(y_a, secret_key);
+    constrain_instance(y);
+}
diff --git a/bin/darkirc/proof/slash.zk b/bin/darkirc/proof/slash.zk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..19bc0f192155
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/darkirc/proof/slash.zk
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+k = 13;
+field = "pallas";
+
+constant "RlnSlash" {}
+
+witness "RlnSlash" {
+	Base secret_key,
+	MerklePath identity_path,
+	Uint32 identity_leaf_pos,
+}
+
+circuit "RlnSlash" {
+	identity_derivation_path = witness_base(11);
+
+	identity_commit = poseidon_hash(identity_derivation_path, secret_key);
+	root = merkle_root(identity_leaf_pos, identity_path, identity_commit);
+	constrain_instance(root);
+}
diff --git a/bin/darkirc/src/main.rs b/bin/darkirc/src/main.rs
index ac67503879e6..cbaff8040762 100644
--- a/bin/darkirc/src/main.rs
+++ b/bin/darkirc/src/main.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ use irc::server::IrcServer;
 /// Cryptography utilities
 mod crypto;
 
+// RLN
+//mod rln;
+
 /// JSON-RPC methods
 mod rpc;
 
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ struct Args {
 pub struct DarkIrc {
     /// P2P network pointer
     p2p: P2pPtr,
-    /// Sled DB (also used in event_graph)
+    /// Sled DB (also used in event_graph and for RLN)
     sled: sled::Db,
     /// Event Graph instance
     event_graph: EventGraphPtr,
diff --git a/bin/darkirc/src/rln.rs b/bin/darkirc/src/rln.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3235044265a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/darkirc/src/rln.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+/* This file is part of DarkFi (https://dark.fi)
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2020-2023 Dyne.org foundation
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+//! <https://darkrenaissance.github.io/darkfi/crypto/rln.html>
+
+use darkfi::{
+    zk::{empty_witnesses, halo2::Field, ProvingKey, VerifyingKey, ZkCircuit},
+    zkas::ZkBinary,
+    Result,
+};
+use darkfi_sdk::{crypto::MerkleTree, pasta::pallas};
+use darkfi_serial::serialize_async;
+use log::info;
+
+const RLN_IDENTIFIER: pallas::Base = pallas::Base::from_raw([0, 0, 42, 42]);
+const IDENTITY_DERIVATION_PATH: pallas::Base = pallas::Base::from_raw([0, 0, 42, 11]);
+const NULLIFIER_DERIVATION_PATH: pallas::Base = pallas::Base::from_raw([0, 0, 42, 12]);
+
+/// Rate-Limit-Nullifiers
+///
+/// This mechanism is used for spam protection on the IRC network.
+pub struct Rln {
+    /// DB holding identity commitments and the membership Merkle tree
+    /// The scheme is `(k=identity_commitment, v=leaf_position)`
+    identities: sled::Tree,
+    /// DB holding identity roots
+    identity_roots: sled::Tree,
+    /// DB holding banned roots
+    banned_roots: sled::Tree,
+    /// Proving key for the signalling circuit
+    signal_pk: ProvingKey,
+    /// Verifying key for the signalling circuit
+    signal_vk: VerifyingKey,
+    /// Proving key for the slashing circuit
+    slash_pk: ProvingKey,
+    /// Verifying key for the slashing circuit
+    slash_vk: VerifyingKey,
+}
+
+impl Rln {
+    /// Create a new Rln instance
+    pub async fn new(sled_db: &sled::Db) -> Result<Self> {
+        let identities = sled_db.open_tree("identities")?;
+        let identity_roots = sled_db.open_tree("identity_roots")?;
+        let banned_roots = sled_db.open_tree("banned_roots")?;
+
+        if !identities.contains_key(b"identity_tree")? {
+            info!("Creating RLN membership tree");
+            let membership_tree = MerkleTree::new(100);
+            identities.insert(b"identity_tree", serialize_async(&membership_tree).await)?;
+        }
+
+        let signal_zkbin = include_bytes!("../proof/signal.zk.bin");
+        let slash_zkbin = include_bytes!("../proof/slash.zk.bin");
+
+        info!("Building RLN signal proving key");
+        let signal_zkbin = ZkBinary::decode(signal_zkbin).unwrap();
+        let signal_circuit = ZkCircuit::new(empty_witnesses(&signal_zkbin)?, &signal_zkbin);
+        let signal_pk = ProvingKey::build(signal_zkbin.k, &signal_circuit);
+        info!("Building RLN signal verifying key");
+        let signal_vk = VerifyingKey::build(signal_zkbin.k, &signal_circuit);
+
+        info!("Building RLN slash proving key");
+        let slash_zkbin = ZkBinary::decode(slash_zkbin).unwrap();
+        let slash_circuit = ZkCircuit::new(empty_witnesses(&slash_zkbin)?, &slash_zkbin);
+        let slash_pk = ProvingKey::build(slash_zkbin.k, &slash_circuit);
+        info!("Building RLN slash verifying key");
+        let slash_vk = VerifyingKey::build(slash_zkbin.k, &slash_circuit);
+
+        Ok(Self {
+            identities,
+            identity_roots,
+            banned_roots,
+            signal_pk,
+            signal_vk,
+            slash_pk,
+            slash_vk,
+        })
+    }
+
+    /// Recover a secret from given secret shares
+    pub fn sss_recover(shares: &[(pallas::Base, pallas::Base)]) -> pallas::Base {
+        let mut secret = pallas::Base::zero();
+        for (j, share_j) in shares.iter().enumerate() {
+            let mut prod = pallas::Base::one();
+            for (i, share_i) in shares.iter().enumerate() {
+                if i != j {
+                    prod *= share_i.0 * (share_i.0 - share_j.0).invert().unwrap();
+                }
+            }
+
+            prod *= share_j.1;
+            secret += prod;
+        }
+
+        secret
+    }
+}