Researchers dispute over whether Mimblewimble preserves privacy, but they have more to agree than on surface

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  • Privacy focus blockchain protocol Mimblewimble may not be as private as many users believe, said Dragonfly Capital researcher Ivan Bogatyy
  • However, Grin developer Daniel Lehnberg said Bogatyy’s accusation is unfair and attention-grabbing
  • The Block talked to both Lehnberg and Bogatyy and discovered that the two have a lot to agree on 
Mimblewimble, a blockchain protocol that is built to “prevent the blockchain from talking about all user’s information,” is in the public hot seat this week.  On Monday, Dragonfly Capital researcher Ivan Bogatyy publicly criticized Grin, a project that implements Mimblewimble, for not being on par with other privacy tokens such as Zcash and Monero. Grin […]
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