Bitcoin Q&A: Blacklists, Taint, and Wallet Fingerprinting

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Would companies try to blacklist coins that have been mixed with CoinJoin? What is taint? What is wallet fingerprinting?

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0:00 Do you think there is potential for companies and exchanges to blacklist all CoinJoined bitcoin?
3:14 What does tainted mean?
6:22 What is wallet fingerprinting?

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