Arthur Hayes, chief investment officer of Maelstrom and co-founder of BitMEX, endorsed the Payjoin initiative by highlighting its ability to increase privacy for all Bitcoin users, including those not directly using the protocol.

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Maelstrom would like to congratulate Ben Allen on this grant. He joins a great group of open source developers who are improving Bitcoin for everyone. Payjoin adoption improves the privacy of even the people who donʼt use it.

Hayes noted that ‘Payjoin adoption improves the privacy of even the people who don’t use it.’