Could you imagine what hassle it would be to keep a track and verify the names and addresses of all bitcoin users? I'm not even sure it would be possible to do this in a decentralized way (some have tried with alternate systems, and it's not much convincing).
So basically bitcoin is anonymous because it's much simpler this way. Also, nobody prevents you from publishing all your bitcoin addresses and to refuse payment from anyone who does not give his real name.
Topic: Anonymity & Bitcoin - do we really need it? - page 2. (Read 2808 times)
Yes, perhaps I could try to rephrase.
The question is what does the Bitcoin (or the users of Bitcoin) gain from having the feature of being anonymous.
If we take the green addresses for example, they by definition remove the anonymity and add trust to Bitcoin.
What if all Bitcoin becomes green (eliminate anonymity completely), no exceptions - will that make Bitcoin better, more relevant, more useful to broader user base?
The question is what does the Bitcoin (or the users of Bitcoin) gain from having the feature of being anonymous.
If we take the green addresses for example, they by definition remove the anonymity and add trust to Bitcoin.
What if all Bitcoin becomes green (eliminate anonymity completely), no exceptions - will that make Bitcoin better, more relevant, more useful to broader user base?
Privacy. I don't want anybody looking into what, where and when I spend my money, like banks are doing nowadays.
Yes, perhaps I could try to rephrase.
The question is what does the Bitcoin (or the users of Bitcoin) gain from having the feature of being anonymous.
If we take the green addresses for example, they by definition remove the anonymity and add trust to Bitcoin.
What if all Bitcoin becomes green (eliminate anonymity completely), no exceptions - will that make Bitcoin better, more relevant, more useful to broader user base?
The question is what does the Bitcoin (or the users of Bitcoin) gain from having the feature of being anonymous.
If we take the green addresses for example, they by definition remove the anonymity and add trust to Bitcoin.
What if all Bitcoin becomes green (eliminate anonymity completely), no exceptions - will that make Bitcoin better, more relevant, more useful to broader user base?
what do you mean by "brings to bitcoin" ?!?
if i - as a non native speaker - understand you correctly, our collective answer is "nothing" or "not applicable".
if i - as a non native speaker - understand you correctly, our collective answer is "nothing" or "not applicable".
I've been working on a white paper with regard to using Bitcoin in non-trivial ways, and one of the issues that came up again and again was the concept of anonymity.
I've tried to determine the value that the anonymity brings to Bitcoin, and repeatedly failed.
I understand how important the anonymity in our society is, especially from the government+financial conglomerate perspective (and the reasons they fight it with all they have).
But what is the value that it brings to Bitcoin?
I would like to hear from the broader user base.
I've tried to determine the value that the anonymity brings to Bitcoin, and repeatedly failed.
I understand how important the anonymity in our society is, especially from the government+financial conglomerate perspective (and the reasons they fight it with all they have).
But what is the value that it brings to Bitcoin?
I would like to hear from the broader user base.
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