# How does Mimblewimble work

By [Untitled](https://paragraph.com/@0x528f61aabdafc78d92d5587a8cd15f128ca4637e) · 2021-12-09

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Taking its name from the Harry Potter books series’ well-known tongue tying spell that ties the victim’s tongue to prevent it from revealing specific information, Mimblewimble protocol literally works like a spell. It provides a framework for a blockchain that offers a new realm of potential in terms of scalability, fungibility, privacy and crypto anonymity, as the protocol allows cryptocurrency information to remain completely anonymous.

Mimblewimble transactions' complete anonymity feature stands in contrast to the pseudonymity of Bitcoin ([BTC](https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price)) and other cryptocurrencies where usually three secrets are revealed: the sender’s address, the amount of crypto sent and the receiver’s address. Mimblewimble does not reveal any of the three secrets or information.

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