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<p>John Levine schrieb am 28.07.2026 21:55 (GMT +02:00):</p>
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Coins without serial numbers.
For the avoidance of doubt, I mean the kind that jingle in your pocket, not some
software thing.
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<p>I think "anonymous" is what your definition of "anonymous" is. Your example isn'r disqualify Bitcoin from beeing "anonymous"!<br><br>Yes, you CAN make the "Ins" and "Outs" of BTC traceable. And a lot of the movement in between. But there are a lot of possibilities to hide the Ins and Outs, and the in betweens. <br><br>Mining would be a good way to hide where you are to get BTC + to hide who you are and where is the BTC coming from, when you want to spent the BTC. Additional you can trade your encrypted wallet, with BTC on it, without showing any movement/trading on the blockchain.<br><br>The last point would be fitting your example. // But with some effort, investigating people could trace a lot of things - yes!<br><br>The coins in your wallet, I mean the physical change in your physical wallet, is traceable with some effort also! <br><br>One example would be artificial DNA on it.</p>
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