I don't understand. For plausible deniability, why can't you say you were trying to save on fees with Monero too? Less than a cent.

>"Why didn't you just use Lightning/Ecash then?"
>"Because ecash is custodial and rehypothicateable.
And lightning is too complex and too many annoyance (can't receive offline, ruggable, can't send large amounts, can be forced closed onchain, etc...)"

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