This is a great thread by SW that explains key differences.
https://twitter.com/samouraiwallet/status/1504471329617022995
They’re both non-custodial and use blinded coordinators, a big difference in architecture is how the fee structure works, implementation of ZeroLink, and how Whirlpool allows free remixes (paid for by new liquidity) to increase your anonset.
Couple things to note about Wasabi:
1. Their main coordinator zksnacks blacklists UTXOs and collaborates with law enforcement. A huge red flag.
2. Address reuse and merging unmixed change with mixed outputs is still happening, even in Wasabi 2.0. Since Whirlpool follows ZeroLink, both of these things are impossible in Whirlpool wallets.
IMHO, just use Whirlpool in Samourai/Sparrow and make sure to use your own node.
finch ☦️ /
npub1u5…mdu5e
2023-03-05 23:40:27
in reply to nevent1q…lr8y
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npub1u5tha063x5cv95yjgzpmvjm74htlhp00eslym764cuafynysrjnshmdu5ePublished at
2023-03-05 23:40:27Event JSON
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