I actually thought this was the main driver for a Coinjoin function like Samourai or Wasabi Wallet is trying - as more users get on board, the min amount to try (currently 0.01 BTC I think) gets lower as more inputs and larger values are available.
Not that I'd advise doing this to mix (as you temporarily risk giving up your control), but depositing and then withdrawing at a high-volume exchange or gambling site also partially achieves this great mix-up.
I wonder if using smart contracts, might even get everyone's crowd-funded coins secured from centralised theft... nice idea but maybe with Lightning, you might even just see people opening lots of nodes, everyone opens a channel to them, everyone's coins are mixed and matched countless times and txs off-chain...
I'll need to check those wallets later. Its true that theres a risk since you're sending your coins to a centralised entity, but thats a problem thats not even solved by current mixers. Theres bound to be a point of trust somewhere along this type of transaction, using a smart contract would be possible for a simple coin mix, but I cant think of an easy way to "implement" the investment part.
Has anyone tried a service to mix bitcoins using crowd funds?
Just like you would invest into a gambling website, you'd invest into the bitcoin mixer balance.
The mixer gets profit off of fees from people intending to hide their coins, and part of that fee goes to the balance of all the investors.
I am not able to find it now, but I remember I read in one of the casino site TOS that if they suspect that you are tying to use them as mixer then will just confiscate the balance.
Casino Services provider are already aware that their services can be used as mixer that's why most casino do not allow to withdraw without wagering.
I think you misread, if you even did read my post. I dont want to use casinos to mix my coins. I want a bitcoin mixing service, to have the option to let users invest funds into its bankroll. I think I explained it pretty clearly.
