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errornone

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Quote from: harrymmmm on July 20, 2015, 05:46:41 AM

Quote from: errornone on July 20, 2015, 05:39:48 AM

If i use a different bitcoin address for every transaction, it is still possible to correlate my addresses?

If i leave one address here in my signature (for tip, lets say) and this address only serves this purpose, i will never use it in any other transaction; it is possible to correlate it with other of my addresses?

I am reading that bitcoin is not so anonymous like people think it is, BUT what are the possible falws here? I know that every transaction is public, but if "they" cant correlate transactions/addresses with each other, they have nothing, right?

Explain like i am five please Cool

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When you make a transaction, change goes back to an address controlled by you. That address might be used later by your wallet in another transaction. See how they are connected?
It only needs for one transaction you make to tie your name to it ....

If this is the problem, the wallet would control this by automatically exclude addresses already used! Every transaction MUST use a new address.

What am i missing here?

BillyBobZorton

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You could share a master public key instead of a lot of different address, i think it's way more convenient because that way when they pay you they generate a new address each time. For some reason this practice is not common. I think it should be the standard for people receiving payments on the same address for a while including people in sig campaigns.

Amph

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if your income arrive from mining you're pretty safe in the anonymous regard, but bitcoin remain pseudo anon, you need to work a little to make it more anon

a good way is to have your initial amount divided in many addresses , so at best they can match only one with you, and never know that every one of those addresses belong to you

but aside from this in the event that they can associate an address with you, they don't know who you are, so it does not matter much

Sefton

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It's only possible if you share the addresses by spend-linking, but if you send lots of money from one address to the other then people will likely be able to work it out. There's even a feature on blockchain.info which shows likely addresses that belong to you I believe.

harrymmmm

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Quote from: errornone on July 20, 2015, 05:39:48 AM

If i use a different bitcoin address for every transaction, it is still possible to correlate my addresses?

If i leave one address here in my signature (for tip, lets say) and this address only serves this purpose, i will never use it in any other transaction; it is possible to correlate it with other of my addresses?

I am reading that bitcoin is not so anonymous like people think it is, BUT what are the possible falws here? I know that every transaction is public, but if "they" cant correlate transactions/addresses with each other, they have nothing, right?

Explain like i am five please Cool

Thank you

When you make a transaction, change goes back to an address controlled by you. That address might be used later by your wallet in another transaction. See how they are connected?
It only needs for one transaction you make to tie your name to it ....

errornone

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If i use a different bitcoin address for every transaction, it is still possible to correlate my addresses?

If i leave one address here in my signature (for tip, lets say) and this address only serves this purpose, i will never use it in any other transaction; it is possible to correlate it with other of my addresses?

I am reading that bitcoin is not so anonymous like people think it is, BUT what are the possible falws here? I know that every transaction is public, but if "they" cant correlate transactions/addresses with each other, they have nothing, right?

Explain like i am five please Cool

Thank you

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