<e​ndor00:matrix.org> Ah, missed that it was the wallet

if decoys in a monero tx are typically chosen from recent blocks, doesn't that mean spending an utxo like a year later, would mean it is clearly the real spend?

pincet: how would you know it's from a year later?

because it's on the blockchain a year later

My understanding was UTXO's can't be read without the viewkey

am I mistaken

the stealth addresses are visible, without viewkey

you don't know the amount, but the stealth address makes it possible to trace the flow of transactions

hmm, this is a relatively big bug then

I don't know enough to speculate further

I would see if you can test this by finding out the "recent" limit

and tracking down some transactions

i was hoping i was wrong on this, and someone could explain to me why i'm wrong :)

seems it's recent from the rx to the tx

<e​ndor00:matrix.org> pincet that's why the decoy selection algorithm also picks some older decoys (though with lower probability)

<e​ndor00:matrix.org> The ideal DSA would perfectly match the probability distribution of outputs being spent over time, and pick decoys accordingly

<w​illybonkers:matrix.org> Hello everyone. Is it a good practise to purchase XMR via a credit card or PayPal. and then transfer it to a BTC wallet, in order to pay on some sites, or is it a must to purchase XMR via cash in the mail?

<w​illybonkers:matrix.org> Hello everyone. Is it a good practise to purchase XMR via a credit card or PayPal and then transfer it to a BTC wallet, in order to pay on some sites, or is it a must to purchase XMR via cash in the mail?

<k​4r4b3y:karapara.net> It's not a "must"

<k​4r4b3y:karapara.net> depends on what amount of your own personal information you want to be tied to your XMR purchase.

<d​34d8its:matrix.org> If the end goal is to buy BTC, and you’re going to use a KYC payment method, skip the middleman and just buy BTC.