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4576 sats \ 200k boost \ 40 comments \ @kruw 23 Oct bitcoin

Wasabi is a privacy wallet for Bitcoin only. Release notes & download (open source): https://github.com/WalletWasabi/WalletWasabi/releases/tag/v2.3.0.0

This version of Wasabi introduces major improvements to the user experience with a more intuitive and useful interface, while continuing the efforts to enhance and streamline the codebase for easier maintainability and better building blocks for further improvements.

🌐 Enhanced Tor integration

We’ve completely rewritten our Tor integration, replacing custom code with a more efficient, standard HttpClient. This not only improves performance but also enhances code clarity, making it easier to review which identities are used in specific contexts. This reduces potential errors and improves the wallet's overall security.

📊 Better BTC amount formatting

Amount formatting has been significantly improved across the wallet, offering clearer readability for both small and large balances, whether you want to read as BTC (decimals) or Sats. The aesthetics of all screens presenting amounts have been revisited to be smoother and consistent throughout the application.

🔍 More insight on transactions

The Preview Transaction and Transaction Details dialogs now include a lists of inputs and outputs. This long-requested feature offers insight into the privacy-enhancing effects of coinjoins and the level of anonymity achieved with each transaction. Additionally, it is now visually clear how privacy suggestions improves transactions.

💰 [Beta] Payment in coinjoin (RPC only)

Our Payment in coinjoin feature is now officially in beta! It is currently accessible only though the RPC. While this feature is still in development and lacks certain functionalities, we encourage users to test it and provide feedback. Learn more about it in the Documentation

🔒 Trezor Safe 5 & ColdCard Q support

Hardware Wallet Interface (HWI) has been updated to version 3.1.0 along with support for Trezor Safe 5 & ColdCard Q.

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221 sats \ 3 replies \ @denlillaapan 24 Oct

can anyone with insight explain what the Payment in Coinjoin feature does/is -- and how it's accessed ("through the RPC"...?)

204 sats \ 2 replies \ @kruw OP 24 Oct

Wasabi allows you to use the application with an RPC interface for command line users instead of a GUI interface.

'Pay in Coinjoin' is an exclusive feature for RPC users that allows you to send funds to the final destination address directly in a coinjoin transaction instead of performing the coinjoin and payment across 2 separate transactions: https://docs.wasabiwallet.io/using-wasabi/RPC.html#payincoinjoin

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @sangekrypto 19 Nov

Does this mean that the Wasabi wallet only functions as a wallet? I'm still a beginner, because I just found out about wasabi application products.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kruw OP 19 Nov

Yes, Wasabi only functions as a wallet, there's no exchange or anything.

70 sats \ 7 replies \ @Satosora 24 Oct

Finally that betting one is off the top!

0 sats \ 6 replies \ @Cje95 24 Oct

Yeahhhh it was kinda driving me crazy… there should be some rate of decay for those boosted posts to let other boosted posts be able to take their place!

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b 24 Oct

The highest boost on the site stays pinned to the homepage for 30 days unless someone boosts higher.

The expectation is that people keep kicking each other out of the top spot. People just haven't realized it yet so it's very uncompetitive.

17 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 24 Oct

I like the idea and advertisement potential, l just didnt enjoy seeing the "bet on the elections" post always above everything else.

0 sats \ 3 replies \ @Satosora 24 Oct

To each their own, I just wasnt interested in it.

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @Cje95 24 Oct

I mean I’d just like to see some turnover lol or they keep having to pay the boost!

20 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek 24 Oct

No, they only paid once for the boost, it's not a daily payment.

Boosts stays on top for a month or if someone boosts more.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Satosora 24 Oct

Thats what I thought, too. I didnt want to say it in case I was wrong.

34 sats \ 4 replies \ @Slestak_Jack 24 Oct

Giving this wallet a test run. How do you all think it compares with Sparrow?

22 sats \ 3 replies \ @kruw OP 24 Oct

Sparrow has a lot of flexibility with support for multisig and many different script types. However, Sparrow will leak all of the addresses in your wallet to third party servers during syncing unless you've already connected your full node first.

Wasabi specializes in privacy and does all network communications through Tor by default. Balance discovery uses compact block filters (BIP157/BIP158) by default to synchronize privately in a lightweight way. This reduces the data requirement compared to a full node by ~99% without leaking your wallet's addresses to anyone else's server.

The main feature of Wasabi is the ability to participate in coinjoin transactions. Coinjoins bundle your inputs with other users into the same transaction to fool tracking attempts made by blockchain analysis. Sparrow removed their coinjoin feature in April (although advanced users can build coinjoin transactions "manually" using Sparrow's tools).

0 sats \ 2 replies \ @028559d218 24 Oct

My understanding is that Wasabi's official 'coinjoin' coordinator is no more... Are there other coordinators, new ones, that are trusted with good liquidity? I'm very hesitant to use others unless they are vetted and legitimate.

202 sats \ 0 replies \ @kruw OP 25 Oct

Coordinators aren't trusted with custody of funds or data, your open source software does the vetting for you. Here's some coinjoin explorer sites, I run a coordinator, you should run one too :)

Liquisabi.com Wasabist.io Wabisator.com

21 sats \ 0 replies \ @Slestak_Jack 25 Oct

I appreciate you saying that. I'll hold off using before doing some more research.

41 sats \ 3 replies \ @TheMorningStar 24 Oct

Can we attach Wasabi to SN ?

67 sats \ 2 replies \ @ek 24 Oct

Wasabi is an onchain wallet and SN uses lightning so no

148 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheWildHustle 24 Oct

The man was 5 seconds away from attempting to payjoin his SN cowboy credits using wasabi wallet to top up his e-cash balance in ox chat.

His FBI agent would have been completely bamboozled.

10 sats \ 0 replies \ @TheMorningStar 24 Oct

Thank you sir.

42 sats \ 0 replies \ @suraz 24 Oct

Let's check it out!

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @BlokchainB 17 Nov

I thought this wallet was dead. You can still coin join?

79 sats \ 2 replies \ @kruw OP 17 Nov

You can still coinjoin, here's a few explorer websites that aggregate coordinator stats: https://liquisabi.com/ https://wabisator.com/

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @BlokchainB 17 Nov

So not as easy as it was before

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kruw OP 17 Nov

It's just as easy, it's just not enabled by default.

0 sats \ 1 reply \ @d680ecaa8e 22 Nov

I am interested on any bitcoin wallet offering bitcoin ln solutions. Not native bitcoin only.

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @kruw OP 22 Nov

Yeah, I wish Wasabi supported Lightning directly too. But you should still coinjoin the UTXOs that you use for channels, otherwise your off chain privacy will eventually leak on chain.