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Bitcoin privacy

Bitcoin is pseudonymous rather than inherently anonymous; transaction history is public, making address reuse, metadata, custody, and network behavior important privacy considerations.

Context

Why it matters

Bitcoin is pseudonymous rather than inherently anonymous; transaction history is public, making address reuse, metadata, custody, and network behavior important privacy considerations.

Canonical knowledge

What California Bitcoin maintains

  • Bitcoin is pseudonymous rather than inherently anonymous; transaction history is public, making address reuse, metadata, custody, and network behavior important privacy considerations.

Primary and technical sources

Evidence before assertion
Bitcoin Developer Documentation

Bitcoin.org

Tier — · technicalBitcoin: A Peer-to-Peer Electronic Cash System

Satoshi Nakamoto

Tier 1 · primary

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