Quote from: TrueBeliever on August 15, 2015, 06:23:42 AM

Quote from: AgentofCoin on August 15, 2015, 02:19:29 AM

Quote from: TrueBeliever on August 15, 2015, 01:18:11 AM

Quote from: OROBTC on August 14, 2015, 07:24:34 PM

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I noticed a lot of transactions that look like SharedCoin (BTC mixing) transactions

what do SharedCoin transactions look like? and how do they differ to other mixing service transactions?

This is what a SharedCoin transaction looks like:
https://blockchain.info/tx/23c40266f92bf3d1a5ed5410321f41d5784b17a7e8ef50fafc634cef1b10ada2

With other mixing services, you send your BTC to their address, goes into the pot,
and they send the same amount (minus fees) back to another address you control.
The BTC you get back, when reviewing its transaction history is broken from you,
but might go back and show to be associated with prior criminal activity (Mt.Gox hack, bitstamp hack, etc).

The major mixing services are really for people who need to cover tracks.
For the average BTC user, SharedCoin is fine.

what I meant was what are the characteristics of the transaction that identify it unequivocally as a SharedCoin transaction? Or is it just an educated guess that it is?

Yes. It is an educated guess. Theoretically, an individual may create similar Tx using multiple addresses and broadcast themselves as well.

I think, if someone is not involved in any illegal stuff and just want to mix coins for privacy purpose, then LocalBitcoins wallet does a pretty good job.