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Morning Edition · Sunday, September 20, 2026Published at 1:45 AM EDT · New York
Researchers Target the Relayer Dependency That Links Shielded Withdrawals Back to Their Depositors
A new Ethereum Research proposal cites measurements of 1,049 Railgun withdrawals that were traceable through the account that paid the gas, while Miden shipped a wallet that proves transactions on the user's own device.
Shielded pools on Ethereum have a structural leak that has nothing to do with the cryptography. Someone has to pay gas, and the account that pays is visible. A researcher's proposal on Ethereum Research sets out the problem using a June 202…
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