its not totally useless.
you can see where that stealth address pops up as a *possible input in the future.
you just dont know if its a decoy or a true spend.
Juraj (nprofile…eh46) illustrates this technique here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sTT84Up7FY
Hanshan
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2025-05-29 16:08:02 UTC
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