JoinMarket NG

JoinMarket NG is a modern implementation of the JoinMarket CoinJoin protocol for Bitcoin privacy.

It is wire-compatible with the reference JoinMarket network and supports both liquidity taking (jm-taker) and liquidity making (jm-maker).

Start Here

• Documentation home: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/
• Installation guide: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/install/
• Technical docs: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/technical/

Quick Start

1. Install (Linux/macOS):

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/joinmarket-ng/joinmarket-ng/main/install.sh | bash
source ~/.joinmarket-ng/activate.sh

2. Edit ~/.joinmarket-ng/config.toml and set your backend (descriptor_wallet for Bitcoin Core, or neutrino):

[bitcoin]
backend_type = "descriptor_wallet"
rpc_url = "http://127.0.0.1:8332"
rpc_user = "your_rpc_user"
rpc_password = "your_rpc_password"

3. Create wallet and get deposit addresses:

jm-wallet generate
jm-wallet info

4. Run CoinJoin as a taker, or start earning fees as a maker:

jm-taker coinjoin --amount 1000000 --destination INTERNAL
# or
jm-maker start

Module Docs

• jmcore: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/README-jmcore/
• jmwallet: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/README-jmwallet/
• taker: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/README-taker/
• maker: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/README-maker/
• orderbook_watcher: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/README-orderbook-watcher/
• directory_server: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/README-directory-server/
• signatures: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/README-signatures/
• scripts: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/README-scripts/

Community

• Telegram: https://t.me/joinmarketorg
• SimpleX: https://smp12.simplex.im/g#bx_0bFdk7OnttE0jlytSd73jGjCcHy2qCrhmEzgWXTk

License

MIT: https://joinmarket-ng.github.io/joinmarket-ng/license/

Acknowledgements

JoinMarket NG builds on the work of the original JoinMarket project. Special thanks to Adam Gibson (@AdamISZ) and all past and present JoinMarket contributors.

Thanks to @1440000bytes (Floppy) for the ongoing external audit, and to @L3ftBlank for beta testing and contributions. And to everyone who has opened an issue, submitted a PR, or joined a discussion. You're part of this too!

Sustained by grants from OpenSats and the HRF Bitcoin Development Fund. Keeping this project free, open, and independent.