Track Me If You Can — How Bitcoin Forward-Looking Anonymity Sets Work
Whirlpool gives a certain level of privacy when using bitcoin, and forward-looking anonymity sets are a measure of how well hidden you are.Let’s talk about Whirlpool “forward-looking anonymity sets” — the crowd in which you are hiding in.To date you may be familiar with the Whirlpool CoinJoin implementation which is available on the Samourai Wallet mobile app, or Sparrow Wallet desktop app. When you participate in a Whirlpool CoinJoin you gain privacy by collaborating in a multiparty transaction which leaves anyone looking on-chain scratching their head while trying to decipher where your....
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