CandleFocus Privacy Shouldn't Be A Product, Stop Treating It Like One
2025-01-10
Author: Content Editor
The article discusses the importance of privacy in the context of Bitcoin and criticizes the lack of transparency and trustworthiness in existing Bitcoin privacy tools. It highlights the feud between the Wasabi and Samourai projects, which caused concerns regarding the privacy and security of users. The author emphasizes the need for objective analysis and scientific effort in developing privacy tools, rather than relying on marketing campaigns and slogans. The article concludes that without these changes, privacy for Bitcoin will not improve.
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