522 sats \ 5 replies \ @felixduhaut 5 May 2023 \ on: We are Trezor, the open source hardware wallet pioneer. Ask us anything! bitcoin
I think the recent fud is because you chose wasabi for coinjoin, when its said that wasabi partners with a leading anti-privacy webcrawler like chainalysis who acts for governments and big tech. That's something I'd expect from ledger perhaps, but didn't see that coming from trezor. I guess I'd like you to justify the use of wasabi and let us know (those of us who are worried) how using wasabi won't compromise our privacy.
The WabiSabi protocol is a proven open-source non-custodial solution. We evaluated the WabiSabi protocol, which is used by Wasabi Wallet and now Trezor, as the best in its category. Trezor coinjoin requires a coordinator with high liquidity and a high number of users for the best privacy gains and smooth user experience. zkSnacks coordinator has the highest volume and usage among existing solutions, which guarantees high privacy gains for the users.
Trezor coinjoin relies on Tor identities and block filters, so neither Trezor nor the coordinator run by zkSnacks can learn any sensitive data about the coinjoin participants.
On the contrary, coinjoin is a privacy tool that shields users from blockchain surveillance as it severs the links to past transactions.
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And since its open protocol, anyone can start a new coordinator if they don't like the existing one, right?
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Yes, I've been running one using BTCPay (no users yet though) with CoinJoin plugin!
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yes, see the answer here: #174375
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Good technical explanation, I'll defer to those more knowledgeable than I at this point. That was what I heard from the grapevine
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