One very interesting technology for semi-trusted setups in the Bitcoin space is federated Chaumian mints[0].
This provides the best of both worlds: positive user experience (especially for less technical users) and reduction of overall centralization. An implementation called MiniMint[1] is already in the works.
This provides the best of both worlds: positive user experience (especially for less technical users) and reduction of overall centralization. An implementation called MiniMint[1] is already in the works.
0: https://fedimint.org/
1: https://github.com/fedimint/minimint