ZeroLink VS WabiSabi

So far, the only viable/strong tumbling option out there for non experts is: https://github.com/nopara73/ZeroLink

All of this despite the current Tor DDoS attack which is still not yet solved, and this affects Wasabi a lot because it relies heavily on Tor, specially with the new coinjoin protocol WabiSabi that works differently than the old protocol ZeroLink, because it needs to register each input with a new Tor identity.

Zerolink is a CoinJoin-type protocol where there is a central server that coordinates the CoinJoin mixing transactions between participants who never interact between themselves, thus can’t de-anonymize themselves. The central server never receives the coins, he only batches the inputs to create the big transaction, so he can’t steal coins as a Centralized Tumbler mixer would. It also communicates with blind signatures for their output addresses, which basically allows them to preserve anonymity from the central server as well. This protocol has been developed by Adam Fiscor, Lead developer of the Wasabi Wallet.

Whirlpool is a flawed implementation of the ZeroLink privacy framework I created back in 2017.

The main difference between the two is that Wasabi is a privacy focused wallet. it is designed so that no one can breach your privacy. This is done through coinjoins, client-side block filtering and communication over the Tor anonymity network.

Check it out https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WabiSabi

All of this despite the current Tor DDoS attack which is still not yet solved, and this affects Wasabi a lot because it relies heavily on Tor, specially with the new coinjoin protocol WabiSabi that works differently than the old protocol ZeroLink, because it needs to register each input with a new Tor identity.

Have you checked the new coinjoin protocol WabiSabi which has been worked on for over two years and the amount of research and work that has been put to implement it?

If you would like to read more, Coinjoins with variable amounts

Currently not, but it will be possible with Wasabi 2.0. https://github.com/zkSNACKs/WabiSabi

I believe however that WabiSabi, which is the research we've been crafting for the past 1.5 years for Wasabi 2.0 is a better solution for the trustless coordination of arbitrary coinjoin amounts problem and I'm not trying to be disrespectful towards their solution, quite the opposite, I have great respect for that work and it certainly served as a great inspiration for us, it's just we've carefully reviewed the entire Bitcoin privacy research literature and I'd like to think we've taken the best parts out of everything. Anyhow, time will tell.