From 8de55b51e90dbe51e62f84f0ad7e5c95344fddc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Duke Leto Date: Mon, 14 Jun 2021 03:25:29 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Update 'README.md' --- README.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index b5634db..122b530 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -86,3 +86,8 @@ Since anonset sizes can go up and down at every block, just because one coin has ### How do anonsets go down? +Whenever there are more shielded inputs than shielded outputs, the anonset goes down in that transaction. One can add up all the transactions of a block and also determine if a certian block height *increases* or *decreases* the anonset size. + +Let's say Alice wants to send Bob 1 HUSH but all she has are 101 shielded outputs of amount 0.01, which add up to 1.01 HUSH. That gives her enough to send 1 HUSH to Bob and to pay the transaction fee of 0.0001 HUSH. + +Her shielded transaction will have 101 shielded inputs. On Zcash and Pirate coins, the transaction will have two outputs, and therefore *decrease* the anonset by 99. This can often happen when miners get many small regular payments from a mining pool, then they spend the funds. \ No newline at end of file