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Board Wallet software
Merits 10 from 5 users
Re: The default Wasabi Wallet coordinator will start censoring "illegal" UTXOs
by
PrivacyG
on 19/03/2022, 11:04:58 UTC
⭐ Merited by o_e_l_e_o (4) ,Pmalek (2) ,m2017 (2) ,n0nce (1) ,JayJuanGee (1)
But we both know that not everyone acts the same way when put under pressure or if threatened with legal consequences (now or in the future).
Had I created Wasabi, I would have assumed and prepared myself for the moment the government knocks on my door and starts asking questions or threatens me.  In fact, just think about it.  I am kind of sure I will be a target of the government myself JUST for trying to stay private.  They created a privacy wallet that makes a number of coins fungible.  They hundred percent knew what they were doing and that some illegal transactions would get into the mix.  They hundred percent knew pressure would be put on them one day.

This is where I admire Monero's Fluffpony.  When they knocked on his door, he already knew he was a target of the government yet he did not compromise, at least yet, his project like Wasabi did.  This is like committing a crime.  When the cops come to your door, you can not come up with the excuse that you did not know how to react.  You must be prepared, and you must have a Plan B.  Even better if you also have a Plan C and Plan D, just in case the other two fail.

My personal take: if they created Wasabi for the privacy they promised and truly had the intentions and ideas they mentioned they had, they would have been prepared for this moment.  And if they were prepared for this moment, they would have fought and Wasabi would have at least yet not been censored.  At least, not by their own choice of doing so.

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Regards,
PrivacyG