They've been around for a while now. I think lightning has fixed the need for these, but lots if bitcoiners still doing payments on the base layer.
Enjoy the moments,they won't last for long.
So after a few days of using Wasabi, my opinion and one final question at the end for #AskNostr:
Coming from Sparrow, it feels more simple. Not necessarily better. Sparrow feels more information- and option-rich in any case. Doesn't mean Wasabi os worse either.
Wasabi's coinjoin is superbly fast and easy, compared to what I was used to with Sparrow. I think it's great that they produce non-equal UTXOs, vs the all equal UTXOs of Whirpool on Sparrow.
In three days I've gotten anonimity scores of over 100, and you can get scores over 10 in mere hours. With Whirpool (at least on Sparrow), mixing was a weeks-long affair.
The fact that the output is a series of UTXOs with values totally different to the values that went in is a fantastic advantage over the all-equally valued UTXOs of Sparrow/Whirpool, at least intuitively.
Two issues that I consider very serious and problematic though:
First, the cost is completely unclear. I have no freaking idea how much this is costing me. Yes, I set the maximum miner fee to agree to participate in a round, and I know the nominal fee of the coordinator. But none of that tells me how much the whole transaction costs. Sparrow-Whirpool was totally transparent.
Second, it produces way too many small and potentially unsuable UTXOs. I mean UTXOs under 100k sats. There should be a way to set a minimum value. This really has completely fucked up my whole UTXO management strategy.
The question now, which I repeatedly asked nostr:npub1rxysxnjkhrmqd3ey73dp9n5y5yvyzcs64acc9g0k2epcpwwyya4spvhnp8 a propos of what he does in his Wasabi demo video, but he hasn't answer (probably he's muted me), is whether those small potentially useless UTXOs, and all the others really, can be consolidated onto a different wallet while keeping privacy. That's what he does in his video, but I had always understood that consolidating private UTXOs breaks privacy.
Perhaps not if it's a completely new wallet for long term storage only?
You end up consolidate those small UTXO'S when you withdraw from Wasabi. But this can be costly, even with zero coordinator fees. Keep an eye on how many sats came in and how many go out.
This is the stuff that consumes my free time
Similar stuff, but on a boat instead of the motorbike
You too eh? That book taught me more about patience and observation of my world than any other book.
Yeah
Maybe cause it was also an amazing time when I was younger and traveling the world. I think he has some interesting philosophy like romantics and .... (Can't remember, but more structured people).
The sequel Lola was also great.
Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - Robert Pirsig
My problem is usually with the people interviewing her. She make some huge sweeping statements and no one questions her in more detail.
This is why I can't listen to her anymore.
Any #svelte devs interested in working on nostrifying nostr:npub1864jglrrhv6alguwql9pqtmd5296nww5dpcewapmmcazk8vq4mks0tt2tq?
We have no money to fund dev time as so you'd be doing it for love and/or experience. 🙏
#asknostr
How would that work? When a new merchant is verified a note of it is automatically relayed?
Did #albyhub remove the "friends & family" app? I saw it on the recent BTCsessions video
It would be funny if we had the top 6 months ago
There's a bitaxe group on telegram. Maybe best to ask there. 
Check that you've entered the right details and port for whichever pool you're using.
Black rock or their clients?
Nice one. I'll have to keep an eye out on gum tree. I see most are using FB marketplace, but there's so many scammers
Here is a 20 second guide on how to take full control of your #bitcoin, send zaps directly from self custody and connect to numerous #lightning apps all for $50.
https://video.nostr.build/68400d96957cc00298f3d9c569024eafedf09bedbd7fad9536b8b6ef251b0944.mp4
A big thank you to nostr:nprofile1qqs9n8z0ywqtpsdf5x9hy4lpql8eumvtf7x75pkp3jz98rf3rlet9rqpz4mhxue69uhhyetvv9ujuerpd46hxtnfduhsz8thwden5te0dehhxarj9e3xjarrda5kuetj9eek7cmfv9kz7qg4waehxw309aex2mrp0yhxummnw3ezucn89u4typa8 for his series on setting up a node and to the team at nostr:nprofile1qqsyv47lazt9h6ycp2fsw270khje5egjgsrdkrupjg27u796g7f5k0spzemhxue69uhk2er9dchxummnw3ezumrpdejz7qgwwaehxw309ahx7uewd3hkctcprdmhxue69uhkummnw3ez6vfwde3x7tnpdenkzmnf9e3k75xqss4 for helping me get my AlbyHub running smoothly.
How'd you get a $50 Dell?
