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Only one of those three is private by default. If it isnt private by default, calling it a privacy coin or saying it offers 'complete privacy' is farcical. Monero is the only way to go at the moment.

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Even Monero isn't completely private. If you use an exchange to get in an out of Monero, they can probably link your transactions given an approximate timeframe.

Until we have serious ringsizes this will remain an issue.

I bought a small and equal amount of ZCash and Monero, so I don't really have a horse in this race, but what's your objection to having optional in the clear transactions? It just sounds like the flimsy Monero shilling that predictably pops up on any public forum when privacy coins are mentioned.

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