S15 E45: Lucas Ontivero & Turbolay on Wasabi Wallet's Future

Published: July 6, 2024, 11:48 a.m.

What's next for Wasabi Wallet after ZK Snacks shut down the biggest CoinJoin coordinator? Lucas Ontivero & Turbolay, the two developers who still maintain the code, are positive that the project will grow even bigger than before! So when is 3.0 coming?\n\nTime stamps:\n\nIntroduction (00:00:42) \n\nMaintaining Wasabi (00:02:25)\n\nDecentralization and New Features (00:07:10) \n\nCommunity Takeover and Comparison with Samurai Wallet (00:10:55)\n\nAdapting to New Paradigm (00:15:25)\n\nWhy Choose Wasabi? (00:20:57)\n\nThe anonymity and privacy features of Wasabi (00:21:56)\n\nGovernment running a Wasabi coordinator? (00:23:27)\n\nUnderrated features of Wasabi (00:24:38)\n\nAutomatic coin selector and advanced coin selection workflow (00:27:37)\n\nConcerns and criticisms about Wasabi (00:29:38)\n\nAddress reuse and privacy risks in Wasabi (00:32:30)\n\nIntegrating Wasabi with external services (00:39:15)\n\nThe daemon integration (00:42:43)\n\nDecentralization of Coinjoins (00:44:24)\n\nLiquidity and coordinator updates (00:47:49)\n\nCoordinator connection and discovery (00:50:42)\n\nCoordinator fees and user protections (00:56:10)\n\nMotivation for working on Wasabi (01:02:46)\n\nLucas Ontivero's Challenges (01:04:29)\n\nProject Commitment (01:06:49)\n\nCommunity Support (01:09:52) \n\nPrivacy in Bitcoin (01:13:30)\n\nFuture Solutions (01:15:59)\n\nRegulatory Concerns (01:17:32)\n\nMaintaining Wasabi (01:21:32)\n\nHardware Wallet Compatibility (01:25:35)\n\nCommunity Support and Future Plans (01:26:40)\n\nTechnical Control and Graphical Interface (01:27:23)\n\nAcknowledgments and Sponsorship (01:28:39)\n\nFollowing the Contributors (01:30:10)\n\nImportance of Wasabi for Bitcoin Privacy (01:31:17)