What Is Joinstr?
Using a public blockchain to transfer your wealth or perform regular transactions is not exactly the best option for privacy. The more transactions you make, the higher your chance of creating a link that ties these transactions back to your identity. Sure, you might have nothing to hide; you’re a law-abiding citizen, but do you […]
CoinJoin Coordinators To The Rescue
The past few months have seen a shakeup of Bitcoin privacy tech, centring around two main service providers who have since shut down operations, one by force and one by choice. The first was Samourai Wallet and its Whirlpool coordinator, whose maintainers were arrested and their servers seized by the US Department of Justice in […]
The Crack Down On CoinJoins
Bitcoin’s rise to prominence was partly fueled by the promise of financial sovereignty, and, of course, numbers go up; yes, many of us, myself included, came for the gains and stayed for so much more. If you’ve stuck through several brutal bear markets, something else has to interest you apart from monetary value. It could be the ability […]
Bitcoin Privacy Tools Come Under Pressure
It’s been an excellent new month for Bitcoin recently; the launch of the spot ETF has been the catalyst for all-time high-breaking price action, pre-halving, which hasn’t happened before, leaving many a holder extremely bullish. The suits have finally woken up, and they’re ready to pump our bags; I mean, surely now that Bitcoin has regulated products, […]
Google Brings Chain Analysis To The Masses
Google is dipping its toes into some blockchain data, specifically the Bitcoin blockchain! That’s all I am interested in, but they’re also supporting Google’s indexing for five EVM-compatible networks: Arbitrum, Avalanche, Optimism, Polygon, and Fantom. This move signifies a considerable attitude shift in how Google deals with Bitcoin. Previously, Google was hostile to the industry, […]
How Altcoin Chain Data Is Monetised Against You
Many of us have to head off to the fiat mines every day to exchange time for a deteriorating store of value, and my mine of choice or chance is digital marketing. I spend most of my working days collecting data on customers, analysing their behaviour, and optimising websites and apps based on that data […]
Why Are Exchanges Avoiding CoinJoined Bitcoin?
Bitcoin is a pseudonymous payment network; if you only use the data that’s available on-chain, it doesn’t provide you with any personal information on transacting partners or who the user is that owns that specific Bitcoin. As the market matured and large trading platforms with ties to traditional financial rails like banks became the biggest […]
What Are KYC Bitcoin Mining Pools?
So you’ve heard about Bitcoin mining, and you want to get in on the digital gold rush. You’ve done your research, and you know that it’s a risky investment, but you’re willing to take the chance and set up that ASIC. Maybe you have some untapped power by running home solar, and you want to divert some […]
What Is A Stowaway Transaction?
When using an open public ledger to transfer funds, you must make peace with the fact that anyone can see your transaction data, such as time, addresses, amounts and more. If you’re unaware of this, you could also leak additional data that can tie those transactions to you and future transactions. Since Bitcoin is a […]
What Is A Stonewall Transaction?
Bitcoin is a permissionless digital currency that is designed to be secure and censorship-resistant while also retaining some elements of privacy. If you were to use Bitcoin without KYC, you could take advantage of its pseudonymous nature; unfortunately, this isn’t a reality for most people. Today, many new Bitcoin holders acquire their funds through centralised […]