- naughty human uses ChipMixer, gains centralized exchange users' coins and uses them for illegal purposes
- naughty humans' usage leads to linking with centralized exchange user who is then questioned for the usage, is left with no choice but to say they used ChipMixer, and probably faces a long line of questioning/discomfort, possibly even consequences for using ChipMixer (depending on jurisdiction).
The first mistake is buying coins from a centralized exchange for lots of reasons, as touched on above.
I'm not aware of an exchange that traces withdrawals and questions whatever people choose to do with
their own money. It is certainly not their task to check what people do with their money, where they send it and whatnot.
Lastly, I don't see why you should face consequences for mixing coins. It is simply a privacy measure. If we accept such oppressive behavior, we will also accept authorities' demands to know our public keys, decrypt our hard drives, see our private photos and whatever.
I know, I know..."all coins are the same and there is no such thing as good or bad coins and we shouldn't let people tell us otherwise", but I think if you compare inputs from a centralized exchange user who has done their KYC and honest money to buy Bitcoin in comparison to coins that come from hacks or scams then I think this "all coins are the same..." logic turns into an idealistic belief rather than a realistic fact. I digress...
ChipMixer (and other mixers for that matter) may not explicitly state the risk that comes with the mentioned usage, as it would then eliminate the potential for a lot of these inputs to become a part of the service and may hinder the quality of the service, so, not saying anything about the risk is the better move for business.
Your statements are factually wrong and based on flawed assumptions. We have data that shows how money from thefts landed in centralized exchanges' hot wallets without issue and was handed back out to regular users withdrawing funds.
It is beyond me how you can assume that centralized exchange users == 'honest money'. How should an exchange know where I got my fiat from? Only because it is deposited through wire transfer, does not mean someone got it through honest means.
The quality of ChipMixer's service has nothing to do with the 'quality' of the inputs you get from it. You said it correctly: all UTXOs are the same. The 'risk' is not present, it is not inherent to Bitcoin or mixing or any of this. It is from you
choosing to engage in business with unreliable business partners who can at their own discretion confiscate your money. Even if you did 'everything right', they can just claim you got it through gambling and - poof - it is gone.
You should write a thread about 'risks of engaging with business partners who do not view Bitcoin as fungible', instead.
is it the site is down?
Seems like that, yes. From my experience, you just need to have a little patience and it will come back shortly.
