I don&#x27;t understand your objection.  The mechanism I explained works to launder and obscure the auditable trail of Bitcoin.  All I figure is that you&#x27;re pointing out some there is some risk inherent in the mining pool simply walking away with the money.  OK, sure.  There&#x27;s lots of trust involved in the Bitcoin ecosystem.  Every time I buy something on the Internet with Bitcoin I&#x27;m trusting the retailer to send me what I ordered rather than walking away with my money.  Every time I transfer BTC to an exchange in order to sell it I&#x27;m similarly trusting that they won&#x27;t instead simply screw me over.