Transferable Anonymous Payments via TumbleBit in Permissioned Blockchains

Abstract

We propose a modification to the TumbleBit protocol, the off-chain payment hub enabling anonymous transactions among users in the Bitcoin network. Specifically, we modify the first step of the protocol by making the tumbler node sending a P2SH transaction onthe blockchain claiming that any user can redeem 1 Bitcoin by providing a SHA-2 preimage of a value chosen by the Tumbler. We remark that our modification enables Bob to transfer its Bitcoin to a third user, and argue that this modified TumbleBit protocol could find applications in permissioned blockchains, for example in the context of anonymous payments between different banks or fintech companies.

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Proceedings of the Second Distributed Ledger Technology Workshop, DLT@ITASEC 2019, Pisa, Italy, February 12, 2019.
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