Quote from: balaton08 on August 18, 2024, 08:22:44 PM

Hey folks, I've been observing what's going on here for months. Now I've reached the point where I want to speak up. What I see, as an outsider:

Hi, welcome to the forum.

Quote from: balaton08 on August 18, 2024, 08:22:44 PM

Wasabi Wallet has become more open and transparent than ever before, driven by necessity! Am I wrong? The coordinator fee has been abolished, and anyone can become a coordinator. "Let a hundred flowers bloom." The mixers have fallen in the struggle. Every reputable mixer. Sparrow has removed Whirlpool. Trezor has discontinued CoinJoin based on the Wasabi coordinator.

I think you wanted to say "The coordinator has been abolished" instead (without word "fee"), since that's what zkSNACKs did[1].

Quote from: balaton08 on August 18, 2024, 08:22:44 PM

What has happened in recent years? Wasabi tried to find some delicate balance between the authorities and privacy. Why? So that their service could operate smoothly. It seemed like a reasonable deal: making a minimal gesture to the authorities in exchange for a greater "public good." Excluding marked coins from CoinJoin never meant they were blocked. You could still mix them with another coordinator. It just wasn't advertised. Wasabi obviously wanted to profit. That lasted until now. The unfortunate case with Samourai has shown that this is not possible!

Some people doesn't find the delicate balance reasonable, especially because zkSNACKs used to mention blockchain analysis company as part of mass surveillance[2]. And FWIW, you also had to edit configuration file to switch coordinator. I expect only few of Wasabi wallet user aware of it.

Quote from: balaton08 on August 18, 2024, 08:22:44 PM

Due to the full-court press by authorities against mixers, we are in a new era. Currently, with Wasabi and a freely chosen (free) coordinator, it’s the ONLY way for an average user who wants to use CoinJoin to ensure privacy. Everyone else is out of the game. Or am I wrong? Suggest alternatives if I’m missing something. (I know about XMR, but right now I’m talking about BTC.)

Ginger Wallet[3] and joinstr[4] may fit your criteria.

[1] https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/zksnacks-is-discontinuing-its-coinjoin-coordination-service-1st-of-june/
[2] https://web.archive.org/web/20181228073613/https://wasabiwallet.io/
[3] https://gingerwallet.io/
[4] https://joinstr.xyz/