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If the tracker itself is also on Tor, you don't need exit nodes, which are probably the most limited resource in the Tor design due to the legal challenges of running an exit node. And while normal Tor clients use a 3-layer design, a reduced number of layers might be good enough for torrent users. If the torrent client participates in the tor network, that would also help.


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