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Old 03-28-2014, 12:04 PM  
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Originally Posted by wehateporn View Post

?Every time some bitcoin-related shenanigans go down, the entire community tracks the movement of certain bitcoins through the blockchain. If I were trying to transact illicit funds, that would not be my currency of choice. I would not be surprised if the NSA is actually heavily in favor of bitcoin, because by combining their other data streams, they can cross-correlate activity on the blockchain and essentially know exactly who is doing what.?
I don't see how this is possible - i was under the impression that bitcoin transactions were 100% anonymous. Of course if you use an exchange or online wallet you're no longer so anonymous. Are IP addresses viewable in the blockchain?
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