Samourai Wallet shutdown: Implications for other privacy and self-custody tools

The seizure of the Samourai Wallet website and the indictment of its founders might have implications for other privacy-preserving self-custodial tools.

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Bitcoin privacy will survive despite CoinJoin closure zkSNACKs CEO

The impending closure of zkSNACKs CoinJoin service has been described as a setback for Bitcoin developers and privacy proponents.

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Wasabi Wallet Releases Version 2.0.3, Adding Back Coin Control Amongst Other Updates

Users will once again be able to selectively spend their UTXOs via the Wasabi Wallet interface.

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How to Deal With Toxic Change In CoinJoins

Wasabi Wallet’s WabiSabi protocol is designed to eliminate change outputs from CoinJoins, better protecting Bitcoin users’ privacy. This is an opinion editorial by Thibaud Maréchal, ??a contributor to privacy-focused Bitcoin wallet project Wasabi Wallet. Much ink has been spilled on the privacy horrors of change outputs for Bitcoin. It is now widely understood that Bitcoin [...]

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BTCPay Server Adds WabiSabi CoinJoin Plugin, Giving Option For Increased Privacy For Merchants

Merchants using BTCPay Server will now be able to protect their privacy using Wasabi Wallet’s CoinJoin coordination protocol.

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Navigating The Different CoinJoin Implementations

How does one cut through the noise and confusion to find the optimal way to utilize CoinJoins and obscure their bitcoin transactions?

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Now That Authorities Have Shut Down Tornado Cash, Is Bitcoin Next?

Crypto privacy advocates were appalled when U.S. authorities sanctioned and shut down Tornado Cash. Could Bitcoin survive a similar attack?

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Now That Authorities Have Sanctioned Tornado Cash, Is Bitcoin Next?

Crypto privacy advocates were appalled when U.S. authorities sanctioned and shut down Tornado Cash. Could Bitcoin survive a similar attack?

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Wasabi Versus Samourai: TX0 Has Nothing To Do With It

The feud between bitcoin mixing services Wasabi and Samourai should not come down to the latter’s Transaction Zero feature.

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How To Whirlpool Your Bitcoin On Desktop With Sparrow Wallet

Another way to help improve the privacy of your bitcoin transactions is using Whirlpool with Sparrow Wallet.

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How To Whirlpool On Desktop With RoninDojo

Users can enhance the privacy of their bitcoin operations by utilizing the RoninDojo Tanto in conjunction with Whirlpool.

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How CoinJoin, CoinSwap Enable Basic Bitcoin Privacy

A cohort of developers discussed CoinJoin and CoinSwap on stage during the Bitcoin 2022 conference to highlight the main characteristics of these Bitcoin privacy tools.

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How The Freedom Convoy Could Have Protected Donation Privacy With Whirlpool

Donors to Canada’s Freedom Convoy should have used Whirlpool-mixed bitcoin to break deterministic links and provide forward-looking anonymity.

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How To Set Up RoninDojo Tanto, A Powerful Privacy Tool For Bitcoin Transactions

Walking through complete setup of the RoninDojo Tanto, a plug-and-play Bitcoin full node enabling premium Bitcoin transaction security.

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Wasabi Wallet Parent Company Explains Decision To Censor Bitcoin Transactions

zkSNACKs, the company behind the privacy-focused Wasabi Wallet, explained its decision to censor certain Bitcoin UTXOs from using its CoinJoin service.

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NCA wants regulation for coin mixers, but the crypto industry is already one step ahead

The chief of NCA claimed that coin mixing services offer a layer of anonymity and protection to criminals looking to launder and wash their “dirty” funds.

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Wasabi’s Bitcoin Mixer to Start Censoring Transactions

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No crypto for criminals: Coinjoin BTC mixing tool to block illicit transactions

The founder of the Wasabi Wallet called the decision a major setback for Bitcoin’s fungibility, while one of the developers advocated for the use of other privacy coordinators over zkSNACKs.

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CoinPool: A New Design To Scale Bitcoin And Improve Privacy

CoinPools could enable billions of people to claim ownership of on-chain bitcoin, allowing for Bitcoin to scale while improving privacy in the process.

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JoinMarket Lead Adam Gibson Sees A Bright Future For Bitcoin Mixing

Adam Gibson, aka Waxwing, is the lead maintainer for one of Bitcoin’s most prolific CoinJoin projects. And he sees a bright future for transaction privacy.

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