matt on Nostr: The practical privacy issues in pools are not addressed, at all, by using ecash. This ...
The practical privacy issues in pools are not addressed, at all, by using ecash. This goes both for payouts (as ecash tokens have to be turned into Bitcoin) and IP privacy issues. Worse, other features pools are expected to offer today make for absolutely zero practical change to pool operation even if you use ecash!
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