> > It also is significantly easier to trace than current financial systems > No it isn't. He's talking about following a bitcoin's life from wallet to wallet

> > It also is significantly easier to trace than current financial systems > No it isn't. He's talking about following a bitcoin's life from wallet to wallet, not about impersonating a wallet. The whole bitcoin principle is that exchanges are made in clear between wallets and shared to all peers, so yes, it _is_ traceable, like nothing before. Now, the game is to know who is behind a wallet. And if you didn't use some anonymity method, your name will not be a secret to anyone looking for it.