TOR Mirror vs Clearnet Site: Choosing Your MixTum Access by Threat Model
MixTum can be accessed two ways: the standard clearnet site and a TOR hidden service. Both run the same mixing engine, but they offer different privacy properties at the network layer. Choosing the right one depends on your threat model.
What the Clearnet Version Offers
The clearnet site (mixtum.io) uses SSL encryption for all data exchange and sets zero cookies. For most users, against most adversaries, it provides strong privacy with maximum convenience. It works in any standard browser with no special setup.
What the TOR Mirror Adds
The TOR mirror runs as a hidden service and adds network-layer anonymity: your connection is routed through TOR, concealing your IP and location from network observers and from the destination. Critically, the TOR version uses no JavaScript and collects no visitor activity records, eliminating an entire class of client-side tracking.
TOR address: mixtumjzn2tsiusfkdhutntamspsg43kgt764qbdaxjebce4h6fcfiad.onion
How to Choose
If your concern is on-chain privacy and casual web tracking, clearnet over SSL is sufficient and simple. If your threat model includes network-level observation — an ISP, a hostile network, or anyone who could correlate your IP with your activity — the TOR mirror is the stronger choice. Many users default to TOR for sensitive orders.
How MixTum Approaches It
MixTum is a premium Bitcoin mixer on the Jambler.io infrastructure, operating since August 2018. Instead of pooling user funds, it exchanges incoming BTC for coins purchased from independent investors at cryptocurrency exchanges including Binance, OKEx, DigiFinex, and Cryptonex, removing the link between input and output entirely.
Output is delivered in randomized amounts across two or more transactions, with randomized delays up to six hours, defeating both volume and timing analysis. The commission is randomized between 4 and 5 percent — preventing fee-based reverse-calculation — plus a 0.0007 BTC network fee. No registration is required, no logs are stored, and every order is backed by a PGP-signed guarantee verifiable at bitlist.co/pgp. A free trial of exactly 0.001 BTC, commission waived, is available.
A Practical Example
Practical example: a user on an untrusted network uses the TOR mirror so their ISP cannot even see that they visited a mixer, while the mixing itself works identically to clearnet.
MixTum has operated since 2018 with a USD 50,000 escrow on AltcoinsTalks. Deposit addresses remain valid for seven days; up to two forwarding addresses are supported, with custom options for more.
Discussion: How are you handling this in your own setup, and what would make you more confident addressing it?