As you probably know, Monero users are getting their their transaction correlated and personal details dragnetted out on a daily basis now.
This shows how critical is the “forgotten layer” (p2p) of blockchain to privacy coins. ZF has already published a blog about it - Assessing Mixnet Production-Readiness - zcash foundation . Unfortunately for us, the ideal contender for a private broadcast protocol (a high-latency mixnet) likely will never be developed as there are simply no other applications outside of transaction broadcasts that justify the time and effort needed.
I would personally recommend funding the development of such mixnet through the grants system - even though it will likely to be a “capital-scale” project involving at least half a dozen people.
In 2025 Dandelion++ is still not perfect but getting better (it was discussed and compared
to Clover at MoneroKon 2025).
Network level privacy should matter to all blockchains but especially those like Monero and Zcash where privacy is a core focus. Let’s keep working hard to improve!
