The first Wasabi Wallet 2.0 testnet coinjoin with real users: https://blockstream.info/testnet/tx/68849dc71e6eb860b4b8aa3f57b9bc8178a002b54f85a46305bfaaad28b40444 On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 11:27 PM Max Hillebrand via bitcoin-dev < bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > Hello list, > > tl;dr: we have been working on a little something, and Wasabi 2.0 is now > ready for your review and feedback. > > Wasabi Wallet 2.0 is a Bitcoin wallet providing effortless privacy for > its users. Just like Wasabi 1.0, this is achieved by default on the > network layer with a deep Tor integration, and on the synchronization > layer with BIP158 block filters or the packaged Bitcoin full node. > However, 2.0 upgrades the privacy on the blockchain layer with a new > Wabisabi coinjoin implementation, running by default in the background. > > Wabisabi is a drop-in replacement for the ZeroLink coinjoin coordination > protocol. Instead of Chaumian [or Schnorr] blind signatures, it uses > keyed verified anonymous credentials and Pedersen commitments. This > enables anonymous DoS protection for centrally coordinated coinjoins > without relying on equal amount outputs. This flexibility in the > coordination enables a more sophisticated amount decomposition, > specifically with standard denominations of low Hamming weight, in our > case powers of two, powers of three, and the preferred value series [1, > 2, 5]. In our simulations, this results often in "changeless" coinjoins > [all outputs at least two anonymity set, aka count of equal value > outputs] for transactions with more than 50 inputs. Whereas in Wasabi > 1.0 each user had to participate in the smallest standard denomination > of 0.1 btc, now there is no mandatory output decomposition, and the > minimum amount is 5000 sats. This is **substantial** block space > savings, reducing the amount of mining fees paid, and the time until the > user's utxo set is private. > > Thanks to these efficiency improvements, we are now comformaking > coinjoin transactions the default in Wasabi's UX. As soon as bitcoin is > received in the wallet, the client will register the confirmed coin as > input for the PSBT with the backend coordinator. Within a couple hours, > the user has numerous utxos which can be spent privately without > revealing their pre-mix transaction history. The resulting UX is simple: > receive, wait, spend. Privately. Effortless. For everyone. > > Whenever the user wants to spend bitcoin to an address, the wallet > automatically selects those private coins with sufficient sats, coin > control is displayed to the user. However, when the private balance is > insufficient to make the payment, the user has the option to adjust the > coin selection with the help of the previously provided contact labels. > Since labeling is mandatory in Wasabi, we can abstract away the utxo > concept and display only the contact labels for the users to choose > from. Wasabi also suggests the user to slightly adjust the payment > amount so as to avoid the creation of a change utxo, decreasing fees and > improving future privacy. > > Today, we are proud to finally reveal our work in progress in a public > preview release with coinjoin on testnet. We kindly ask for your help > testing the completely new UI/UX, reviewing the cryptography and > coordination protocol, and especially coinjoining to analyze the > resulting transaction graph in the wild. > > Thank you to all contributors past and present! > > Skol > Max Hillebrand > > Download the testnet release: > https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v1.98.0.0 > > Website: https://wasabiwallet.io > Onion: > http://wasabiukrxmkdgve5kynjztuovbg43uxcbcxn6y2okcrsg7gb6jdmbad.onion > Testnet coordinator: > http://testwnp3fugjln6vh5vpj7mvq3lkqqwjj3c2aafyu7laxz42kgwh2rad.onion > > > _______________________________________________ > bitcoin-dev mailing list > bitcoin-dev@lists.linuxfoundation.org > https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bitcoin-dev > -- Best, Ádám