Re: The default Wasabi Wallet coordinator will start censoring "illegal" UTXOs
⭐ Merited by JayJuanGee (1)
Is "Samourai wallet" really the alternative to go to? I remember it also having some controversy. A small one was that it used to send (maybe it still does) user's xpubs to their servers whereas it only needs to send the address(es) that need be updated.
They harassed G. Maxwell for pointing it out too ref
They've apparently harassed others too ref.
In any case I believe both Wasabi and Samourai wallets are unpopular and unreveiwed softwares (despite what it may look like from their community). They both have some degree of shadiness which is not something you want in a privacy oriented software!
Wow, thanks for this information! They both always seemed slick looking (website, screenshots), but at the same time gave me a weird gut feeling. Somehow the 'hyped up' attitude of one or both (I don't remember) on Twitter and large claims as well as the 'too nice'(do you know what I mean? They harassed G. Maxwell for pointing it out too ref
They've apparently harassed others too ref.
In any case I believe both Wasabi and Samourai wallets are unpopular and unreveiwed softwares (despite what it may look like from their community). They both have some degree of shadiness which is not something you want in a privacy oriented software!
) websites somehow threw me off a bit. Fortunately I haven't used either so far, so I guess I haven't leaked anything to chain analysis or their servers through these programs.In the end, the simplest stuff is the best. Full node with electrs, open source thin clients and usage of coin control. Mixing with trusted service if needed or paying stuff through Lightning...