Pseudonymity is not the same as anonymity. Coin tracing companies exist because of this. Unless the currency itself has numerous privacy mitigations built in (a

Pseudonymity is not the same as anonymity. Coin tracing companies exist because of this. Unless the currency itself has numerous privacy mitigations built in (a la Monero), it's only going to keep casual observers from knowing. I compare most cryptocurrencies' observability to common household locks. They aren't keeping real thieves out. They just keep honest people honest.