5/ Even when transparent addresses must be used, (like in certain swaps), address re-use can silently sabotage your privacy.
Cake wallet rotates t-addresses automatically to protect you from this risk.
ZachXBT’s recent thread explores exactly how this happens.
https://x.com/zachxbt/status/1980612190609576229?s=20
Cake Wallet
npub1ls…rm040
2026-01-19 16:58:30 UTC
in reply to nevent1q…pv9k
Author Public Key
npub1lsrm8rdxzyhmumx5uzfmq47ta5ggdyns2xqkw0ej6h2qat026nvs7rm040Seen on
wss://relay.mostr.pubPublished at
2026-01-19 16:58:30 UTCEvent JSON
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"content": "5/ Even when transparent addresses must be used, (like in certain swaps), address re-use can silently sabotage your privacy. \n\nCake wallet rotates t-addresses automatically to protect you from this risk.\n\nZachXBT’s recent thread explores exactly how this happens.\nhttps://x.com/zachxbt/status/1980612190609576229?s=20",
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