"Transparent blockchains, by their very nature, are incompatible with sound money. Fungibility is fragile and cannot survive without privacy. Digital assets that aren’t private by default become tools of control, putting our freedoms at risk. In a world where traceable digital payments are becoming the norm, private digital cash stands as a vital bulwark against the state."
https://mises.org/mises-wire/privacy-and-fungibility-forgotten-virtues-sound-money
如果一个人没有意识到健全货币的概念是作为保护公民自由免受政府专制侵略的工具而设计的，就不可能理解它的概念。
―― 路德维希·冯·米塞斯
It is impossible to grasp the meaning of the idea of sound money if one does not realize that it was devised as an instrument for the protection of civil liberties against despotic inroads on the part of governments.
- Ludwig von Mises
What about #Ashigaru? Doesn't it fix the issue with its mixing service?
Hi nostr:nprofile1qqs0npwnpyvheqz7zuvuwvv9k460c0hyqlturds40hhfn34vufvehwcpzamhxue69uhhyetvv9ujumn0wd68ytnzv9hxgtcpz9mhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejj7qg3waehxw309ahx7um5wghxcctwvshsj27c2w
I'm very curious your thoughts on this, because you speak a lot on the strengths of Monero, so I wonder if you could speak to the shortcomings and pitfalls of Ashigaru by comparison.
Food for thought. The tainted coin scenario has been explained a lot over the years, but it's worth reminding people of the tradeoff (or detriment) of transparency. I think Bitcoin needs upgrades, despite all of the reactionary maxis who want to hold the protocol hostage
