“Mixing” does not equal perfect anonymity: a case-led look at Wasabi Wallet and CoinJoin for U.S. users
A common misconception among privacy-conscious Bitcoin users is that running a coin mixer once—or even repeatedly—automatically gives you untraceable funds. That’s not true. Mixing improves unlinkability, but it does so within mechanical limits and user-behavior boundaries. This article uses a concrete Wasabi Wallet CoinJoin case to explain how the technology works, where it succeeds, and…