THELOGICALINDIAN - Privacyfocused bitcoin wallet Samourai bygone appear and opensourced its Dojo backend software This allows users to transact with Bitcoin while bypassing Samourai servers entirely
Now You Can Even Keep Your Bitcoin Public Keys Private
The Dojo software is a back-end basement which runs on and augments a Bitcoin Core abounding node. Until now, affairs through Samourai wallet accept appropriate the sending of accessible keys to Samourai servers. By installing the software, a user can host their own Dojo server, and bypass Samourai servers entirely.
This, says Samourai, is a anniversary it has formed appear since…
It makes Samourai “the best clandestine bitcoin wallet on the market,” and is a win for user sovereignty, bitcoin privacy, and Open Source software.
But Why Does It Matter? It’s Just The Public Key
Well yes, and with best software wallets it wouldn’t be so important. After all, the accessible key, is accounting to the blockchain forth with the transaction details, for anyone to see.
But Samourai wallet gives admission to several aloofness acceptable technologies as default. Technologies such as STONEWALL, which introduces mathematically absolute agnosticism amid a transaction’s sender and recipient. Or Stowaway, which uses assorted wallets to adumbrate the accurate transaction amount.
There is additionally the upcoming ‘Whirlpool’ technology, ensuring…
These technologies abate the capability of blockchain assay back aggravating to clue your transactions. Although theoretically, the operators of the Samourai servers still could.
However, active the wallet through your own Dojo accomplishing allows admission to all these accoutrement after giving up any privacy.
The developer explained:
You Don’t Even Need The Internet
As Bitcoinist reported, acknowledgment to a affiliation with cobweb network, goTenna, affairs can alike be beatific after absolute internet access.
Samourai has consistently promised that the wallet software will break in Alpha pre-release status, until its backend basement can be bypassed. The absolution of Dojo sees Samourai wallet advanced appear this goal, and the approaching roll-out of abounding absolution 1.0.
Katana Cryptographic, the maker of the wallet has additionally aloof aloft its aboriginal annular of adventure funding, with a $100,000 advance from Cypherpunk Holdings.
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