Mixer / Tumbler
Privacy● Common
A service or protocol that combines multiple users' coins to break the transaction graph and improve privacy. Centralized mixers require trust and have been targets of law enforcement. Decentralized alternatives like CoinJoin eliminate custody risk.
Technical Notes
Centralized mixers: single point of failure, can log inputs/outputs, exit scam risk. Decentralized (CoinJoin): no custody, cryptographic unlinkability possible with blind signatures. Effectiveness depends on anonymity set size, equal output amounts, and avoiding post-mix clustering.
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Created:1/3/2026by System