What does HackerNews think of xmr-btc-swap?

Bitcoin–Monero Cross-chain Atomic Swap

Language: Rust

#4 in Bitcoin
#201 in Hacktoberfest
#113 in Rust
Why would you use a custodial (and trustful) mixer rather than atomic swaps to and from Monero [0]? Maybe the NK hackers don't need real privacy?

[0]: https://github.com/comit-network/xmr-btc-swap

I think bitcoiners already use a new address for every transaction. They call it "HD Wallets".

>Otherwise someone will use their tumbled BTC to pay you and you'll get blacklisted from using it in exchanges.

This is a non-issue for cryptocurrencies with mandatory obfuscation like monero. Worst case scenario, you swap your tainted BTC for monero[0] and take the monero to an exchange.

[0] https://github.com/comit-network/xmr-btc-swap