Speaking of tech, are mini-blockchains compatible with CoinShuffle? In my limited understand of the two, they seem like an ideal match.
Yes I believe the CoinShuffle protocol (with some slight changes) would be compatible with the mini-blockchain scheme. The only issue I see with CoinShuffle is that it requires the generation of fresh output addresses, which will bloat the account tree. CoinShuffle kind of just spits out your mixed coins into a fresh address, and if I'm not mistaken the level of anonymity achieved really depends on how many people participate in the mixing process. I don't think it's a perfect match for the mini-blockchain scheme but it may prove to be the best possible solution because I'm not sure something better exists.
That's great news!

I have been rolling my eyes at the clamor for XCN jumping on the anon bandwagon because of how many killer applications its safe zero conf spends+multisig+transparency already enable (decentralized poker/prediction markets/Starbucks) but CoinShuffle may change my mind.
Since mixing anon improves with more participants, I'm curious how much account tree bloat we are talking about if all tx are shuffled by default...
...And is there a way to charge for the value-added anon service to avoid tragedy-of-the-commons overuse?