Announcements Archives - Wasabi Wallet - Blog https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/tag/announcements/ Wasabi Wallet Blog: Insights on Bitcoin Privacy & Tech Thu, 02 May 2024 21:11:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/cropped-ww_blog_icon-32x32.png Announcements Archives - Wasabi Wallet - Blog https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/tag/announcements/ 32 32 zkSNACKs is Discontinuing its Coinjoin Coordination Service 1st of June https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/zksnacks-is-discontinuing-its-coinjoin-coordination-service-1st-of-june/ Thu, 02 May 2024 17:16:23 +0000 https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/?p=3592 After years of relentless dedication to improve Bitcoin’s privacy, zkSNACKs, the company pioneering the development of Wasabi Wallet, is shutting down its coinjoin coordination service, effective from June 1st, 2024.

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]]> This decision was made after careful consideration and with a heavy heart. Throughout our history, we have always made efforts to operate under legal clarity. At this point, we need to regain more certainty before moving forward.

Wasabi Wallet will continue to function as a regular bitcoin wallet, users can generate private keys to receive and send bitcoin. Even without coinjoins, Wasabi’s client-side filtering architecture, Tor integration and custom coin selection make it the most private light wallet available. However, the nature of the bitcoin blockchain prevents users from obtaining complete privacy without coinjoins.

This also affects users of other wallet clients that connect to the zkSNACKs coordinator, like Trezor Suite and BTCPayServer.

Wasabi Wallet is a free and open-source software and will continue to be maintained. Anyone can contribute, open new issues, submit pull requests, or even fork it. zkSNACKs will fund the continuous maintenance of Wasabi Wallet’s basic features.

When Wasabi Wallet was launched back in 2018, privacy on bitcoin was only an idea, a dream of cypherpunks. After years of research, trial and error, we proved that bitcoin can be used as anonymous money in a fully sovereign way. Coinjoin allows for a peaceful, secure, and effective way to reclaim financial privacy. We succeeded.

The day will come when someone will write the code to perfect all the properties of good money. Until then, let us be grateful for what we have accomplished together and be mindful of the challenges ahead.

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]]> zkSNACKs is Now Blocking U.S. Residents and Citizens https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/zksnacks-now-blocking-u-s-residents-and-citizens/ Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:22:37 +0000 https://blog.wasabiwallet.io/?p=3525 zkSNACKs is now blocking U.S. citizens and residents from visiting its websites, downloading and using Wasabi Wallet and any related products and services, including APIs and RPC interfaces. 

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Effective immediately and until further notice, zkSNACKs is now blocking U.S. citizens and residents from visiting its websites, downloading and using Wasabi Wallet and any related products and services, including APIs and RPC interfaces. 

In light of recent announcements by U.S. authorities,zkSNACKs is now strictly prohibiting U.S. users from using its services. An IP address blocking for U.S. residents is effective on wasabiwallet.io, api.wasabiwallet.io and zksnacks.com.

“U.S.” refers to “United States” and includes the several states of the United States and related territories. If you are a United States Citizen or United States Resident, you are not allowed to visit any sites aforementioned, download Wasabi Wallet or use the Wasabi Wallet coinjoin feature. This includes if you are a U.S. permanent resident or if you are an individual who holds a U.S. passport.

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