Many people give money in a functionally anonymous way. Sure, it might be traceable, but if I go online and donate $100 to the red cross: 1) They might know my

Many people give money in a functionally anonymous way. Sure, it might be traceable, but if I go online and donate $100 to the red cross: 1) They might know my name, but they don't really know who I am 2) I don't really get any social status bump for doing this, unless I go around telling people that I made this donation (in which case, i'd agree, it's not really anonymous anymore)