Address reuse
Reusing Bitcoin addresses can make separate payments easier to link and generally weakens privacy.
Why it matters
Reusing Bitcoin addresses can make separate payments easier to link and generally weakens privacy.
Key ideas
- Reusing Bitcoin addresses can make separate payments easier to link and generally weakens privacy.
- This topic belongs to California Bitcoin’s privacy knowledge layer.
- Use primary and technical sources where possible, and distinguish protocol facts from market narratives.
Primary and technical sources
Bitcoin Developer DocumentationBitcoin.orgBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash SystemSatoshi Nakamoto