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What's the point of an anonymous receiving identity if there's a trail of where the bitcoins came from is visible as soon as you go to use it to pay for house/c

by gknoy 14y ago

What's the point of an anonymous receiving identity if there's a trail of where the bitcoins came from is visible as soon as you go to use it to pay for house/car/rent/colocation? I must be missing something about Bitcoin's usability for nefarious purposes.

jrogers65 14y ago
You exchange your bitcoins for traditional currency using an exchange then pay by cash. You can even buy bitcoins with cash - http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4616/how-can-one-be-truly-anonymous-without-mining http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/4616/how-can-one-... Meaning that no transaction ever touches anything related to your identity.
- krichman 14y ago
  The solution appears to be sending cash in the mail. That's a bit less than ideal.
  - jrogers65 14y ago
    It's also possible to do it in person, from what I gather. Definitely less than ideal but anonymity is almost guaranteed.