An anonymity set is not a ring size.
Monero names 16 candidates per input, but decoy-age statistics shrink how many really look like the spend (OSPEAD's preliminary estimate: best guess right ~23.5% vs 6.25% random).
Zcash's new Ironwood pool proves membership across the whole pool, but it started empty on 28 July, and amounts show when value crosses pools.
FCMP++ aims at the whole chain. Still on beta stressnet.
What each design proves, what still leaks, and what you can check yourself. No winner picked:
https://cryptodecentral.co.za/notes/anonymity-set-is-not-a-ring-size
#privacy #monero #zcash
cryptodecentral / CryptoDecentral
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