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In practice? The odds are pretty likely. Most people have poor opsec, and you can uniquely identify anyone with fewer than 33 bits of data.
by dsacco 9y ago
In practice? The odds are pretty likely. Most people have poor opsec, and you can uniquely identify anyone with fewer than 33 bits of data.
- ebcode 9y agoAnd yet Satoshi Nakamoto still has not been doxxed.
- dsacco 9y agoI said "likely", not "certainly." Satoshi Nakamoto is the exception that proves the rule; part of his infamy is precisely due to the fact that he has not yet identified, which is extraordinary.
- olegkikin 9y agoLet's test your claim. Here's a transaction between many addresses. How many can you identify? https://blockchain.info/tx/5e3f8e728e7a9c14231806de537ae617773dea89c97027708bc03e59e247f6d6 https://blockchain.info/tx/5e3f8e728e7a9c14231806de537ae6177...
- VMG 9y agoLet's make it easier: how many of the transactions in the most recent block (as of writing) can be tied to individuals? https://blockchain.info/block/0000000000000000005d8e91c8b1b365faa3898d0f4877d86df084819e8093ad https://blockchain.info/block/0000000000000000005d8e91c8b1b3...