It's a sign that ChipMixer is gaining popularity, which is what certain competitors can't accept. Is that same mixing service also responsible for previous time outs, or are these largely the result of more usage/demand?
After BitMixer closed and older mixers did not react, we may have risen to top3 (volume based) and most active on this forum. Other mixers may think that attacking us will give them more traffic.
Service timeouts are result of DDoS attacks, chip shortages are result of too much usage/demand. We have increased frequency of chip generation and unless another "China bans Bitcoin" happens, we are ok.