Emerald Onion

EMERALD ONION describes itself as a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit and transit ISP based in Seattle, Washington, focused on operating privacy/anonymity infrastructure (including Tor relays) and publishing legal/transparency materials. Public nonprofit listings also place it in Seattle and show tax-exempt status beginning in 2017, while detailed financial filings appear limited in some datasets.

Network presence is visible as AS396507 (EMERALD-ONION), registered in ARIN, with publicly listed IPv4/IPv6 space and routing observed by common BGP telemetry services. PeeringDB lists an open peering policy and facility/IX presence including Seattle (SIX), Fremont (FCIX), and Berlin (BCIX), consistent with their stated transit/relay operations.

Direct end-user “service review” coverage is sparse and fragmented; most public commentary is technical/community discussion rather than rated customer feedback. With limited verifiable review volume, the overall reputation signal is best treated as neutral/insufficient data.