# Anonymity (Page 3)

Despite identifying wallets via alphanumeric (consisting of or using both letters and numerals) codes rather than real names, bitcoin isn’t anonymous. Because the blockchain keeps an immutable record of every single fraction of bitcoin moved in and out of these wallets, it's surprisingly easy...

Monero's privacy algorithm has a potential vulnerability that makes it possible for researchers to be able to trace around 80% of Monero transactions, a recent paper states. This is a significant hit on the deep web’s favored privacy coin that claims to offer untraceable transactions that are...

Lying in a relationship is nothing new. In a 2017 survey, three quarters of Brits admitted to having lied at least once to their partners, while a 2014 survey found that 33% of Americans with joint bank accounts hide money from their partners.It's into such a deceptive culture that bitcoin and...

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates did an AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit yesterday, answering questions posed by other users. The questions were the usual run-of-the-mill queries that interest most fans of his, until someone asked his opinion on cryptocurrencies.His answer was that the...

Buying Bitcoin with Cash Buying Bitcoin using an ATM Using a Prepaid Card to Buy Bitcoin Online Buying Bitcoin on a Decentralized Exchange Using Cash DepositsIt is a big misconception - largely propagated by mass media - that bitcoin is an anonymous digital currency. The reality is that all...

Bank of America (BofA) CEO Brian Moynihan said on a conference call on Wednesday that they have “limited our relationships [with Bitcoin] and I think the thing speaks for itself.”Moynihan also said that their clients would be able to buy cryptocurrency, just not through Merrill Lynch, a...