What is a Bitcoin mixer?

A Bitcoin mixer, also known as a Bitcoin tumbler or Bitcoin laundry service, is a tool designed to obfuscate the trail of Bitcoin transactions. The primary purpose of a mixer is to enhance the privacy and anonymity of Bitcoin users by breaking the link between the sender and receiver of a transaction. It accomplishes this by pooling funds from multiple users and then redistributing them to new addresses, effectively scrambling the transaction history and making it difficult to trace the original source or destination of the funds. However, it's worth noting that the use of Bitcoin mixers may raise suspicions among regulators and law enforcement agencies, as they are often associated with illicit activities.