Quote from: OgNasty on Today at 05:58:07 PM

Quote from: DireWolfM14 on Today at 05:48:46 PM

The large transactions make it more likely that it is institutional investors using Wasabi, and that could easily account for the larger coinjoin pools.

Maybe this was a test by their team or something to see how well a large transaction would work. The government has come out and said that they can trace coins through traditional coin mixers if the amount is over a certain threshold. Perhaps this is them testing if they can truly keep large transactions anonymous. It also could just be a promotional tactic. I've seen plenty of posts and articles about this large transaction already, which is probably the best advertising one could have for Wasabi wallet. I think that's more likely then someone suddenly wanting to use coinjoin for such a massive transaction. Even if they were to use coinjoin for this amount, wouldn't they still split it up to avoid being in the news? Seems contrary to what they were trying to accomplish if it were a real transaction.

Good point, it could very well be a publicity stunt. And you're right about the large transaction being withdrawn all at once, how is that supposed to help with privacy? It would be the same with any mixing service; i.e. if you dump 130BTC into a mixer, then transfer 130BTC into a single wallet a few minutes, hours, days, or even weeks later anyone with any sense would assume the transactions are related.