How safe is JoinMarket for Bitcoin coinjoin in 2026?

JoinMarket is the peer-to-peer coinjoin protocol with no central coordinator — takers pay makers from a market for liquidity. Safety properties: no coordinator means no central party that can screen inputs (the way the post-2024 zkSNACKs coordinator does on official Wasabi), no central party to exit-scam, no central party to be compelled. The trade-off is operational cost — you run your own Bitcoin node, you operate a wallet that participates in a P2P market, the learning curve is meaningful. For users who specifically want no-discrimination coinjoin in 2026, JoinMarket is the reference. For users who accept coordinator-based mixing and want a polished GUI, Wasabi (or its forks like Ginger Wallet) are the alternatives.