Has anyone here ever actually received an anonymous donation?

melodiem

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Quote from: Nancarrow on January 05, 2014, 06:24:55 PM

I have received a few satoshis here and there into addresses that were on the blockchain because I'd spent from them at least once. It wasn't just the addy I have in my signature, but others too. I think this is a fairly well known tactic - somebody wants to link up addresses to get an idea of who owns which address. So they 'spam' the addresses each with a very small amount. Then the recipient *might* post on bitcointalk, "OMG who gave me amount x at address y on date z thank you lol!" and now the sender has made the blockchain just a little less anonymous than it had been before.

Um... eep!

Lucky for me anonymity is not my thing Wink

jubalix

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yes a certain amount of GLD, I asked and it was given, inturn i gave out a lot of what i recieved

xenon481

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Yes, I've actually received two tips (back in 2011) to the address in my signature for a total of 0.01080085 BTC. Likely due to my posts in the BitcoinPool.com threads.

https://blockchain.info/address/171TQ2wJg7bxj2q68VNibU75YZB22b7ZDr

Kyt Dotson

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Quote from: mb300sd on January 05, 2014, 08:58:56 PM

A few small ones for the code in my sig. I've received much more in spam tx to my large wallet address though.

Imagine. Making money by publishing TX to an address in some public space (like say via Twitter, Facebook, web, billboard) for transactions over a particular threshold. (Watch it turn out that someone already does this.)

mb300sd

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Drunk Posts

A few small ones for the code in my sig. I've received much more in spam tx to my large wallet address though.

Kyt Dotson

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Not yet.

I put up a QR donation code onto my live stream last week just for the hell of it. I mean, why not. I have viewers and fans who have been talking about Bitcoin when it started getting media coverage and I've been covering it for almost 2 years now. I might as well put something up.

BitcoinSteve

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maybe one day I will (ahem)

Welsh

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I've received tips for helping people but I knew who it came from, so I haven't had a donation from a anonymous person.

Nancarrow

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I have received a few satoshis here and there into addresses that were on the blockchain because I'd spent from them at least once. It wasn't just the addy I have in my signature, but others too. I think this is a fairly well known tactic - somebody wants to link up addresses to get an idea of who owns which address. So they 'spam' the addresses each with a very small amount. Then the recipient *might* post on bitcointalk, "OMG who gave me amount x at address y on date z thank you lol!" and now the sender has made the blockchain just a little less anonymous than it had been before. But even if they don't, as soon as they spend some btc, that little donation likely gets swept up with a bunch of other inputs and now we all know that those inputs are (almost certainly) owned by the same person. Anonymity and therefore privacy are eroded either way.

Not that I mind. Thanks for the coins and I'll just make sure to be more careful about which inputs I link up in my transactions. And/or run 'em through a mixer.

sevensheeps

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Not yet

http://www.planetearthsphere.com/

tazman2150

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http://givemebitcoins.co.uk

Grin

Lauda

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Terminated.

Nothing so far.

jameschase

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Quote from: BitcoinSteve on January 04, 2014, 10:23:07 PM

From here or anywhere? If so how much

No actually I didn't. Guess I am not charming enough

mcleo

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Never, but then up until a few days ago I never had a public address. Cheesy

bitpop

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Yeah it feels good no matter the amount

melodiem

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Yes!

omigosh I did! I don't know who, or why but I got 0.000063BTC and I was so excited I screamed and scared my housemate Grin

Like, it's worth 27cents in reality but it came to a wallet I only post for donations so it was a little gratis gift from an Anonymous Angel and REALLY made my day!

Seriously, whoever you are, you have no idea what a boost to my courage this gift was. Ive been freaking out since I stopped work,not just about the money, mostly about whether Ive made an idiot decision.

That tiny donation is (for me) a little nudge from the universe encouraging me to hang in there. Thank you Anonymous Angel <3 I love you!!!!

Frost000

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With Monica80 not getting much tips at all with her lovely pictures, I doubt regular users will be receiving any donations at this stage in the game.

Either way, good luck to those who post their address in their signatures!

bitpop

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Twice .001

medUSA

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--Signature Designs-- http://bit.ly/1Pjbx77

No, never. I don't think it is very likely at current prices. May be frequent when bitcoin was a lot cheaper months ago.

BitcoinSteve

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Quote from: hilariousandco on January 05, 2014, 09:38:44 AM

Quote from: BitcoinSteve on January 04, 2014, 10:23:07 PM

From here or anywhere? If so how much

Have you had any donations?

no

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