Seems like a valid point. Isn't the blinding supposed to give the needed anonymity to transactions? Surprising indeed to see no mention of it in a next major release.
The removal of the reference node seems the only big step forward.
Last weekend I tried to mix some coins but nothing happened.
It used to work when I tried several weeks ago, took a long time but it did. Now nothing seemed to happen at all.
Is it a case of nobody mixing or could it be something else?