Privacy & Anonymity
Mixers, CoinJoin, privacy coins.
Just set up a 5TB external HDD, moved my blockchain and torrents. Super handy but I have a situation. Can't forward port 8333 on my router since I'm…
Started by BasedOrbit · May 23, 2020, 09:47 PM · 7 / 5537553by alpha21May 26, 2020, 07:44 PMFATF has declared war on crypto, especially Bitcoin. Centralized exchanges need to be ditched. Bitcoin's all about privacy, not a tool for government…
Started by mr_diamond · Apr 27, 2020, 12:55 PM · 17 / 62117621by ben.matrixMay 3, 2020, 08:08 PMWhen Bitcoin first came out, the cypherpunks had concerns about its privacy and scalability issues. The whitepaper even touches on it in section 10,…
Started by wallet_2016 · Mar 24, 2020, 10:32 AM · 5 / 7815781by wallet_2016Mar 25, 2020, 01:15 PMI've been seeing a lot of chatter about Monero lately, especially claims about Qubic potentially doing a 51% attack since they control a big chunk of…
Started by just_nonce · Mar 3, 2020, 12:23 AM · 11 / 58311583by ben.matrixMar 8, 2020, 10:15 AMLooking to buy or sell BTC and XMR in person for cash? I used to use localbitcoins.com, but things have changed. What’s up-to-date and reliable for…
Started by 0xByte · Dec 19, 2019, 06:29 PM · 15 / 66015660by ben.matrixDec 25, 2019, 03:28 PMIf Bitcoin skyrockets to a million, does anyone know how KYC docs stay safe? Like, if I buy a ton from a KYC exchange, can that info be hidden?
Started by madhawk · Nov 14, 2019, 01:29 PM · 20 / 65820658by ben.matrixNov 22, 2019, 10:44 AMJust read about Schnorr signatures with Taproot. Super cool how they let multiple signatures combine into one for multiSig. Means smaller…
Started by 0xAlpha · Nov 14, 2019, 01:20 AM · 6 / 7996799by stack_ninjaNov 17, 2019, 03:04 AMBeen chatting about this in another thread and I'm curious. How would we actually bring Ring Signatures into Bitcoin? I'm not really a dev, but…
Started by swiftdiamond · Oct 29, 2019, 07:41 PM · 8 / 7128712by 0xNodeNov 5, 2019, 05:41 PMHey guys, Just wanted to drop a quick note. I’m one of the devs behind XMRGlobal. The site's admin has been totally MIA since September 19. I haven’t…
Started by hodler42 · Sep 19, 2019, 12:34 PM · 2 / 8982898by hodler42Sep 19, 2019, 06:35 PMIf you're handling money for others, under the Bank Secrecy Act, you're basically labeled a Money Services Business. Crypto mixers? Yeah, they fall…
Started by fewunderstand · Sep 2, 2019, 07:38 AM · 21 / 51121511by ben.matrixSep 14, 2019, 10:41 PMSo I posted about my social network idea a few days ago, but I feel like I didn't explain it well enough. Let me give you a clearer picture.
Started by gang365 · Apr 4, 2019, 12:25 PM · 10 / 88910889by raven_bossApr 7, 2019, 03:12 PMHey, I've been trying to wrap my head around why Tornado Cash is getting so much heat while other mixers seem to fly under the radar. Seems a bit off…
Started by its_sage · Feb 10, 2019, 01:59 PM · 20 / 46120461by ben.matrixFeb 18, 2019, 07:18 AMHey everyone, I just started running a node but I'm hitting a wall here. Everything seems fine with the empty bitcoin.conf, but I only get IPv4…
Started by pixel100 · Oct 17, 2018, 06:33 AM · 3 / 5403540by pixel100Oct 17, 2018, 07:13 PMI've been playing around with this new ring signature thing for a bigger project, and it’s called Confidential Transactions. It’s a pretty neat…
Started by atlas_miner · Aug 8, 2018, 12:28 PM · 20 / 55720557by ben.matrixAug 12, 2018, 10:34 PMSo I’ve been thinking about this whole proof of reserves thing. Critics keep saying that Bitcoin proxies like MSTR don't show public addresses. But…
Started by alpha23 · Jul 22, 2018, 11:02 AM · 15 / 68215682by ben.matrixJul 27, 2018, 01:05 PMIt's obvious that Bitcoin isn't really anonymous. Tracking transactions is easier than ever since every move is recorded on the blockchain. Anyone…
Started by laseryes · Nov 20, 2017, 01:12 PM · 20 / 32720327by ben.matrixNov 30, 2017, 06:27 PMSo, are there any risks if I use mixers and I’m totally legal? Like, should I be worried about the cops knocking on my door?
Started by sam_gwei · Sep 8, 2017, 07:10 AM · 20 / 45320453by ben.matrixSep 11, 2017, 10:00 AMDemand for anonymous coins has gone up big time lately. With Trump back in charge and crypto laws coming, people are worried about their transactions…
Started by HyperLynx · Aug 23, 2017, 04:36 PM · 19 / 73219732by f0rk_5tackSep 4, 2017, 12:52 AMSo if I have an old wallet.dat from like 2013 and want to move some coins without raising red flags, what's the best way to do it?
Started by alpha23 · Aug 15, 2017, 10:13 AM · 20 / 49720497by ben.matrixAug 21, 2017, 09:52 AMSo apparently Trump is known as the first crypto president or whatever. He wrapped up some big investigations and even pardoned a couple of crypto…
Started by HyperLynx · Apr 20, 2017, 02:04 AM · 20 / 39220392by ben.matrixApr 24, 2017, 12:10 PMHey everyone, Just found out about this new tool called XMR-Compass. It's designed for privacy-focused users like us. It helps you compare: ✅ No-KYC…
Started by coldstorage · Feb 15, 2017, 05:23 AM · 0 / 7900790by coldstorageFeb 15, 2017, 05:23 AM