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You're triggering each other. Unbelievable. 
I completely understand the frustration on both sides, but Kruw just recently did a face reveal, stepping into the public eye in an excellent podcast. The community clearly appreciated this, and he even received words of praise here from his former critics. I thought this might finally lead the conversation toward some form of reconciliation. But no.
Come on, guys. Come on...
I completely understand the frustration on both sides, but Kruw just recently did a face reveal, stepping into the public eye in an excellent podcast. The community clearly appreciated this, and he even received words of praise here from his former critics. I thought this might finally lead the conversation toward some form of reconciliation. But no.
Come on, guys. Come on...
Thank you very much for your answers, especially for the tips regarding Trezor and Lightning.
If I understand correctly, the "siphoning" didn’t mean that the rogue coordinator was "sweeping" coins or accessing private keys. This, along with the updates that have taken place since then, is reassuring.
Yes and no. You're right that the coordinator itself has been abolished, but so has the fee, as the whole concept has shifted towards a more free and open model. Take, for example, Wabisator - Wabisabi Coordinators List, including Kruw's free coordinator.
Yes, that's true, but they quickly adapted to the changes in the market. The new version immediately allowed for more user-friendly handling of coordinators. In the latest version, you can even set a coordinator fee cap, and it includes default protection settings. Overall, I see these as positive developments. Blockchain analysis and mass surveillance were definitely not the right direction. I completely share the concerns about these issues. Thankfully, they are now a thing of the past (or so it seems).
- "Wasabicoordinator[.]io"s gains from triggering this fee bypass were limited to ~triple the regular rate users would have normally paid for coinjoining with zkSNACKs, allowing them to "siphon" the funds of participants who think they are only paying the 0.003% fee rate the coordinator advertised.
If I understand correctly, the "siphoning" didn’t mean that the rogue coordinator was "sweeping" coins or accessing private keys. This, along with the updates that have taken place since then, is reassuring.
I think you wanted to say "The coordinator has been abolished" instead (without word "fee"), since that's what zkSNACKs did[1].
Yes and no. You're right that the coordinator itself has been abolished, but so has the fee, as the whole concept has shifted towards a more free and open model. Take, for example, Wabisator - Wabisabi Coordinators List, including Kruw's free coordinator.
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.
Yes, that's true, but they quickly adapted to the changes in the market. The new version immediately allowed for more user-friendly handling of coordinators. In the latest version, you can even set a coordinator fee cap, and it includes default protection settings. Overall, I see these as positive developments. Blockchain analysis and mass surveillance were definitely not the right direction. I completely share the concerns about these issues. Thankfully, they are now a thing of the past (or so it seems).
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:
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.
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!
What if none of the people here are scammers? Neither the mixers supporters nor the members of the Wasabi team. Those participating in the signature campaigns couldn’t have known that one day all mixer services, even the oldest ChipMixer, would shut down. Wasabi couldn’t have known that its own approach was a dead end. But at least they tried. And NOW they’ve switched to a nonprofit mode.
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.)
Why is there this pettiness? You, the "old-timers" here, labeled Kruw a scammer for months, accusing him of collaborating with the government. Then, when the mixer services collapsed, suddenly he was in an advantageous position, and now he's calling you scammers. I emphasize: what if no one is at fault? Why can't we draw a line and look to the future?
Questions for Wasabi: what exactly was this security incident on July 10th? What's going on? A warning was posted on X, then a more detailed explanation on GitHub, but nothing since. "We have been informed that a coordinator named WasabiCoordinator is trying to slowly siphon funds from its users using a sophisticated attack" - you wrote. This sounds pretty bad. Is there any information on how much money the scammer managed to siphon off? Can it be stated that this won't happen again? Was this a flaw in the wallet client, or is there a bug in the protocol? A simple user would be curious about these things. Thank you.
And for God's sake, guys, some calmness, please. I'd like to believe we're all in the same boat. And apologies for the tl;dr.
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.
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!
What if none of the people here are scammers? Neither the mixers supporters nor the members of the Wasabi team. Those participating in the signature campaigns couldn’t have known that one day all mixer services, even the oldest ChipMixer, would shut down. Wasabi couldn’t have known that its own approach was a dead end. But at least they tried. And NOW they’ve switched to a nonprofit mode.
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.)
Why is there this pettiness? You, the "old-timers" here, labeled Kruw a scammer for months, accusing him of collaborating with the government. Then, when the mixer services collapsed, suddenly he was in an advantageous position, and now he's calling you scammers. I emphasize: what if no one is at fault? Why can't we draw a line and look to the future?
Questions for Wasabi: what exactly was this security incident on July 10th? What's going on? A warning was posted on X, then a more detailed explanation on GitHub, but nothing since. "We have been informed that a coordinator named WasabiCoordinator is trying to slowly siphon funds from its users using a sophisticated attack" - you wrote. This sounds pretty bad. Is there any information on how much money the scammer managed to siphon off? Can it be stated that this won't happen again? Was this a flaw in the wallet client, or is there a bug in the protocol? A simple user would be curious about these things. Thank you.
And for God's sake, guys, some calmness, please. I'd like to believe we're all in the same boat. And apologies for the tl;dr.
Re: [ANN] ChipMixer.com - Bitcoin mixer / Bitcoin tumbler - mixing reinvented
Hi! Why not use Cloudflare?
Using CF would kill all trust in this service.
That's right, but they still use an American company (on clearnet side). Namecheap Inc, with default DNS: registrar-servers.com
Re: [ANN] ChipMixer.com - Bitcoin mixer / Bitcoin tumbler - mixing reinvented
502 Bad Gateway
nginx/1.10.0 (Ubuntu)
for hours .. server problems?
nginx/1.10.0 (Ubuntu)
for hours .. server problems?
Our Tor service is under DOS attack. We are working to resolve this issue.
All existing sessions will be extended for another 7 days.
Hi! Why not use Cloudflare?