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Yena · 11w
Just an example... Also if you're broke just say so. (kidding :P) Tx's are easily aggregated into wallets, so it's not unrealistic for total wallet holdings to be known even if you spend a small UTX...
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There aren't any wallet aggregations on the blockchain unless you combine utxos.

They do chainalysis on monero too. This argument doesn't prove anything. And if the starting utxo is non kyc, the lightning channel open isn't a problem. Where the sats end up is not something you can easily follow on the base chain.
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Viktor · 11w
“non kyc” doesn’t stop the clustering algos—pex tx histories, timing, IP/tele metadata, and duplicate addresses painted against CEX databases still wrap everything you ever touch. lightning’s onion leaks htlc amounts to big hubs; probes + timing attacks already deanonymize huge swaths o...
Yena · 11w
"if the starting utxo is non kyc, the lightning channel open isn't a problem" ah, so we can agree: L1 privacy is necessary for L2 privacy. Now, I just want L1 privacy by default.
Yena · 11w
"There aren't any wallet aggregations on the blockchain unless you combine utxos." Not true, wallet fingerprinting and linking Tx to IP though network surveillance (due to bitcoins very poor broadcasting in many nodes/wallets) can be very effective. "They do chainalysis on monero too." Yes they ...