Answers

The questions people actually ask, including the ones with unwelcome answers.

What does SolMix actually do?

One thing: it breaks the on-chain link between the wallet that deposits and the wallet that withdraws. Your SOL sits in a pool of identical deposits and comes out as a withdrawal that matches every other. Nothing else about your coins becomes more private than it was.

What do I actually have to do?

Choose a pool, save the note your browser generates, send that exact amount, leave it a while, then withdraw to a wallet that has never been used. No account, no email, nothing to sign up for.

What is the note?

Two random numbers created in your browser and never uploaded. They are the only key to your deposit. Nobody can reset them, restore them, or override the loss — save them before you send anything.

What does a mix cost?

About 0.001 SOL per note, flat. Roughly 97% of that is a permanent on-chain record that stops the note being spent twice; it is paid to the chain, not to us. There is no percentage cut.

How long should I wait before withdrawing?

Longer than feels necessary. Withdrawing minutes after depositing pairs the two transactions on the clock alone, and no amount of cryptography repairs that. Waiting also lets more deposits pile in behind yours.

Why can I not choose my own amount?

Because an unusual amount is an identifier. Each pool takes exactly one figure so that every deposit inside it is interchangeable. Free choice would hand the matching straight back to whoever is watching.

Do I have to connect a wallet to withdraw?

No. A relayer broadcasts the transaction and takes its fee out of the withdrawal, so the destination never needs SOL of its own. That matters: topping it up from your old wallet would rebuild the link you just paid to cut.

Can the operator work out which withdrawal is mine?

Not from the proof — it carries nothing that points at a deposit. The real exposure is a thin pool where most of the deposits belong to the operator, who recognises their own and reaches yours by elimination. That number is printed on the pool picker.

What if I lose the note?

The SOL stays in the pool permanently. There is no recovery path and no instruction in the program that could create one. This is the direct cost of nobody having custody of your funds.

Is this legal?

Financial privacy is lawful in most places and restricted in some, and rules aimed specifically at mixing services have changed a great deal in recent years. Check what applies where you live. Nothing here is legal advice.

Why should I trust the trusted setup?

You should not take it on faith — read it. The Proof & trust tab lists every contribution, its fingerprint, and where that fingerprint was published outside this site. Contributions with nothing published are labelled as unverified rather than counted.

Is SolMix the same as the other mixers you run?

The pools, the program and the funds are shared with the other front-ends operated alongside this one. That is stated here rather than hidden: it means the deposit counts you see are real and pooled, not a separate, thinner crowd per site.

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