We used to have coinjoin transactions in practically every block. They were trending upwards, we were trending towards most of the block being coinjoin. Now it's rare to see even one small coinjoin transaction. This is SAD! https://image.nostr.build/0e7b18a455b7fb88a3a8d2d4fd802bae146d72d33aa915361c1df040d913b6a1.jpg
Since the fall of Samourai Bitcoin has lost his last privacy tool nostr:nevent1qqszfn3xthpspffec6sercq2agya49ffs9v6yvt36ntnlk0x59wjvdspz4mhxue69uhkummnw3ezummcw3ezuer9wchsygxezxg7xrsqg39egtqwst9dgu9n9tchzajvyf6mac9anymhal2qw5psgqqqqqqsg6v965
If the timechain fees scale upwards to incentivize chain security as the block reward gets lower, then privacy solutions like coinjoining needs to scale in upward layers. I wouldn't be as worried. It's definitely a shift, yes, and a time of transition where it's tougher to gain on-chain privacy, because there's little focus on on-chain privacy AND coinjoins aren't as active. Split those up. Stronger focus on privacy on the chain is paramount, but we can achieve what coinjoins achieve through upper layer protocols.
Does this include the "fake coinjoin" spends that sparrow/samourai does? More wallets should be able to construct txns like that
Samourai got swatted
isn't lightning more anonymous?
Kind of, in some ways, depending on how you use it (it's complicated)