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Questions tagged [traceability]

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Is it possible to figure out whether two addresses are in the same wallet?

I'm wondering, if I sent some bitcoins from one of my own addresses to another address in my wallet, will it be possible for someone to figure out that both addresses are in the same wallet? Or can I claim the other address is not my own and no one…
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clustering addresses, what's the most effective way?

The Fistful of Bitcoins paper by Meiklejohn et al has some nice heuristics. i.e. HEURISTIC 1. If two (or more) addresses are inputs to the same transaction, they are controlled by the same user; i.e., for any transaction t, all pk ∈ inputs(t) are…
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How to identify the owner of a Bitcoin address?

My father's computer was infected with a CryptoWall virus. The virus attacker asks for Bitcoins to send me an app to decrypt my our files. Is there any way to identify the Bitcoin address owner? How can I identify his country? How can I let his…
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Procedure for calculating taint?

I'd like to understand taint analysis quantitatively. Blockchain.info offers a service that will calculate taint, but I've found no good explanation for how taint is calculated. The best (and only) explanation I've found so far appears in the paper…
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How untraceable is Bitcoin?

Are Bitcoins truly untraceable or only pseudonymous to certain extents?
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Can Bitcoin help charitable organisations ensure payments go to the right people?

One common problem when organisations, such as charities or governments, donate money to good causes is that it becomes very hard to track where the money went. For example, there are accusations of money unintentionally being used to purchase…
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Does Bitcoin Core leak private information during synchronization without Tor?

I'm very new to bitcoin. Sorry for maybe silly or paranoid questions, but: Do I compromise myself in any ways when I first time run the official Bitcoin Core client for downloading all transactions in the world without "Connect through SOCKS5 proxy"…
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Why is it so difficult to track & recover stolen Bitcoins?

I have to admit I don't fully understand the Bitcoin protocol. But from what I do understand, transactions are traceable -- it is the main reason decentralization works: the world can watch and confirm that a transaction is legit. Why then can't we…
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Understanding IP address tracing via Bitcoin Transaction

I recently met a person who helped police track the IP address of a Bitcoin transaction. I wanted to learn more about it but he didn't have time to discuss about this topic in the meet. I am curious in understanding how cryptocurrency transactions…
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Zcash t-addr + z-addr transactions

Is it possible to "break" the traceability of the blockchain by sending ZEC between z-addr and t-addr?
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Can a transaction have more than one recipient?

I am quite new to Bitcoin. I have a doubt. Let's say I, person A, have 1 bitcoin. I want to send 0.5 BTC to person B and 0.5 BTC to person C in a single transaction. Is it possible to do so within one single transaction? Later on, if Person C sends…
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If Bitcoin is traceable, how bitcoin scams are exist?

Let me write an example. A hustler give some people his bitcoin address and these people transfer some bitcoins to his wallet. According to the term, which says that bitcoin transaction is traceable so my question is that why the hustler uses this…
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Are Bitcoin transactions traceable?

I have a question after a silly discussion. We discussed for the best way for terrorists to get money. I have offered bitcoins. My question is: is it possible to trace who has cashed out bitcoins into money if you know the bitcoin wallet address. I…
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Why should I use a Bitcoin Mixer?

I understand that I can use Bitcoin anonymously using Bitcoin Core with Tor running a full node or with Electrum using Tor running an SPV node, why should I also use a Bitcoin Mixer?
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Does Segwit mean easier government monitoring?

I have noticed a steady stream of PR articles talking ad nauseum of the dangers of a contentious hard fork and how miners refusing to signal segwit are screwing us all. Many are quite well written and read like propaganda to me, so I am naturally…
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