Two things: 1) In general, it's fair to assume that smaller tokens have a larger anonymity set and 2) if you select the coins and send them directly without splitting them to the correct amount with the server, you have better privacy since you don't communicate with the mint when you're sending (this can also be done if the user agrees to slightly overpay for the sake of better privacy).
nostr:npub12rv5lskctqxxs2c8rf2zlzc7xx3qpvzs3w4etgemauy9thegr43sf485vg Sent some ecash to play with selecting coinsets. What's the practical benefit to that? Does it do anything different on the receiving end?
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Okay, that makes sense. What about the overage? Does it treat that portion like a small payment made without coinset selection?
Depends on the wallet. It most likely will use your selected coins to burn them with the mint and get the exact amount to send on to the receiver. No wallet that allows you to overpay as of now, afaik. But some devs are debating that option for improved privacy. I love the idea.,
Ah, so sacrificial sats for privacy. This is not a bad idea.
Okay, I like this more than custodial lightning. Thanks for the info!