Representation of Mixdepths

Brainstorm and concept session.

• When? Wednesday, March 16, 16:00 CET
• Where? https://meet.jit.si/AccurateMixdepthRepresentation

Links

• Mixdepth Concepts (Accounts / Layers) in Figma
• Mixdepth "Jar" in Figma
• Privacy Levels PR
• Images by Adam

Current Situation (v0.0.4)

• Mixdepths are represented as "privacy levels" in the UI
• UI shows privacy is a linear progression from "low" to "high"

The Problem

• Mixdepths are conceptually equal (not hierarchical) and do not map to privacy guarantees directly
• The default tumbler is circular, UTXOs from mixdepth 4 will end up in mixdepth 0 again

The Goal

• Find a better metaphor and/or representation of mixdepths
• Be precise in the metaphor, we must not mislead users or give a wrong impression in regards to privacy guarantees

The following representation might give a better idea, but it is quite clumsy and probably can't be used in the UI in a meaningful way:

Things to Consider

• Mixdepth is configurable, default is 5 [0-4]
• UTXOs inside mixdepths can have different privacy characteristics