Maelstrom is asserting that Ron, recognized on-line as “macgyver13,” is the fourth recipient of the Maelstrom Bitcoin Grant Program, per a press launch despatched to Bitcoin Journal. Ron shall be engaged on Silent Funds, as proposed in Bitcoin Enchancment Proposal 352.
“We’re excited to be financially supporting Ron, in his mission on integrating Silent Funds into Bitcoin wallets,” stated the CFO of Maelstrom Arthur Hayes. “Many retailers and customers wish to present/show a single static handle that doesn’t change, which is a vital, legitimate and easy use case. With Silent Funds this may nonetheless be completed, whereas on-chain handle re-use is averted. Tackle re-use is a goldmine for the surveillance organisations, and at Maelstrom, we wish to assist put a cease to it.”
In September 2023, Silent Funds was proposed by Josie Baker and Ruben Somsen. It permits folks to create a single, static handle to share with associates, use for donations, or put up for suggestions with out sacrificing privateness. This eliminates handle reuse, a key methodology utilized by surveillance corporations to trace person conduct on the blockchain.
“With many software program tasks, and even perhaps extra so in Bitcoin, taking an concept from a proposal to a totally adopted answer is the toughest half,” Josie stated. “Within the quick period of time I’ve been working with Ron, I’ve been thrilled on the progress we’ve made and I’m excited to work with him over the subsequent yr on Silent Funds adoption with the purpose of creating an intuitive, seamless person expertise whereas additionally defending person’s monetary privateness.”
Bitcoin privateness relies on utilizing new addresses, which regularly requires sender to receiver interplay. Present static handle strategies use notifications that improve prices and leak metadata. Silent Funds avoids each interplay and notifications however requires wallets to scan the blockchain. Multi-party enter use just isn’t but confirmed safe.
Silent Funds intention to implement:
- Zero transaction value overhead
- No linkability between funds and static addresses
- No want for sender to receiver interplay
- Compatibility with privateness instruments and fashionable pockets options
“My major focus shall be coordinating improvement and testing efforts throughout the rising neighborhood devoted to integrating Silent Funds into desktop and cellular Bitcoin wallets,” acknowledged the brand new grantee of Maelstrom Ron. “By advancing Silent Funds alongside BOLT12 and BIP-353, we intention to reinforce privateness and simplify the person expertise, paving the way in which for broader adoption of Bitcoin as a cost answer.”