The anonymity set shows 240 user deposits. If this number is effectively the grand total of mixes to date, it serves a purpose when it is related to transparency however it can be used by your competitors to entice customers to use their service under the (true or false) guise of them mixing in the greater numbers than Whirlwind. Overall, is it a wise move to do that?
It's a very wise move for the following reasons:
1. Even if they claim they mix in greater numbers than us it doesen't matter because their Anonimity set does not increase with more usage for the reasons we explained before. (our entire Anonymity Set, which is 240 currently, only needs to be higher than the amount of deposits they get in a 168 hour period in order for Whirlwind to be a superior solution. after we pass a certain threshold which is probably a few days/weeks away it's going to be impossible for them to even come close to us) Their systems are fundamentally flawed so comparing those to Whirlwind would never do them justice. After our major update goes live we will make a comparison between WW and all other solutions so everyone can have an educated opinion on what the best service really is.
2. Considering they are outright lying about keeping logs (mixing code) and they also use Cloudflare without double-encryption noone should believe any of their claims without proof
3. If what we are claiming is false and their service is really that good and provides such great anonymity, it shouldn't be an issue for them to also be as transparent as we are. We afford to do this specifically because we have nothing to hide and all the claims we made until now are true.
We can easily debunk any misinformation with verifiable arguments so lying would be a ridiculously bad idea from their side and a huge advantage for us since it's gonna be even easier to convince users that we are the better solution.
If users are paying fees/donations on a voluntary basis that probably means they are happy with the service they received. If that continues then your customers will continue to have a fee-free service.
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