and given that some mixers use eXch as one of their backends, this explains how some funds ended in our mixed pool later.

When eXch was established, our objective was to provide a balanced solution that bridged the gap between mixers and government-regulated entities like compliant centralized exchanges (CEX). We anticipated that our approach would be appreciated, as we are neither a mixer nor a CEX that disregards user privacy. However, recent circumstances have proven that many in the whitehat community have acted with hostility towards us.