Buterin Proposes 'Privacy Pools' to Enhance Blockchain Privacy, But Critics Question Feasibility

Vitalik Buterin and researchers propose new "Privacy Pools" as a way to build better crypto mixers and increase blockchain privacy.

The idea combines zero-knowledge proofs and allows groups to run their own private mixers, filtering out bad actors.

The concept aims for a balance between privacy and compliance, but not all support this "guilty until proven innocent" approach.

Critics like Zooko Wilcox argue mixers can't provide true privacy and disassociate tools enable "over-compliance".

There's debate whether concepts like this could work practically or be legal, but increased privacy is needed for blockchains like Ethereum.