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Bitcoin in particular however is not anonymous. It's exceedingly public.

• virtue3 12y ago
  and forever put into the block chain. A _lot_ of people don't realize this.
  • Karunamon 12y ago
    "Public" is one thing, associating a name to a hash is something else entirely. Keeping in mind that a user can have unlimited wallets and send coins between them on the fly...
    • gte910h 12y ago
      You can certainly try to keep a secret for a very long time. But the secret nature of bitcoin is waaaaay exaggerated. If you use it, you can be traced often."I have 300 wallets" is possible, but not convienent
      • Karunamon 12y ago
        Basic bitcoin security is new wallets for each transaction. It is still a very hard problem just looking at the block chain that if this hash sends coins to that hash who the owner of the recieving wallet is. Is it the same person filling a new wallet or a transaction?
    • virtue3 12y ago
      sorry for old reply. While not "the most reliable" your IP address is logged with each transaction. That is more than enough information to make up who you are. Especially if you transfer to a wallet that is hosted online and requires valid government ID to create.