It will mostly depend on what service or medium you are using to swap or mix your coins. If you use a centralized exchange to swap your BTC to XMR, then you have almost done no work as the exchange you have used can easily monitor and log your data and hand it over to anyone who goes to them with a court order.
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Topic: Differences between Mixer and BTC->XMR-> ? - page 2. (Read 240 times)
If you're in a right path e.g. use open source OS, run full node, use Tor, use DEX etc, both of them are private.
But the drawback of using DEX is low volume, having a good volume is necessary to increase privacy.
Let's say today only few trades are successfully executed in DEX, it means either of these addresses are belong to you.
While in mixer, they will combine the Bitcoin from many spenders into one pool and it break the connection from the address you spend and address you use to receive the mixed coins.
But the drawback of using DEX is low volume, having a good volume is necessary to increase privacy.
Let's say today only few trades are successfully executed in DEX, it means either of these addresses are belong to you.
While in mixer, they will combine the Bitcoin from many spenders into one pool and it break the connection from the address you spend and address you use to receive the mixed coins.
Hi,
Is there a difference between using a BTC mixer vs just Swapping BTC to XMR and then to whatever currency you want.
Once it has been converted to XMR, it is private correct?
Just wanted to compare the pros and cons to both methods.
Thanks.
Is there a difference between using a BTC mixer vs just Swapping BTC to XMR and then to whatever currency you want.
Once it has been converted to XMR, it is private correct?
Just wanted to compare the pros and cons to both methods.
Thanks.
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