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Title: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: xtraelv on June 10, 2018, 11:47:52 PM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: hatshepsut93 on June 10, 2018, 11:55:12 PM There are many ways you can be revealed as a Bitcoin user. If you don't use ToR or similar software, your ISP knows that you visit Bitcoin resources like this forum. People leave many breadcrumbs that can reveal them even without any chain analysis, they discuss Bitcoin openly on social media or even in private messages (sites like Facebook definitely read them), same goes for real life - one can mention Bitcoin a few times with friends and suddenly everyone knows that they are a Bitcoin user.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: flying_bit on June 11, 2018, 12:04:36 AM not just bitcoin but all cryptocurrency in general are pseudo anonymous. It's up to you and how you handle your transaction and how you keep your asset.
I believe transparency is key characteristic of blockchain and with now KYC for more exchanges I believe being anonymous is now just a history. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: BQ on June 11, 2018, 12:25:05 AM I would say, absolutely. but the method depends on who the someone is.. in theory, it's almost always possible?
Anyone who visits an exchange and registers their identity, can in theory be tracked easily unless they "tumble"(?) their bitcoin through some tumbler service? But, when it comes to an ISP and not using a VPN, they can probably one way or another find out, not entirely sure - I mean, using a wallet software, would that encrypt the broadcast of transfers? I don't think so? while using https websites would in a sense be more protective Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: pooya87 on June 11, 2018, 03:46:04 AM your title and your poll are asking two different questions though. finding out whether someone has bitcoin or not can be a little different than finding how much and which coins.
for example when someone talks about bitcoin all the time, visits bitcoin related websites (bitcointalk, coinbase,...), has a bitcoin wallet installed then it is a safe assumption that they own bitcoin. but knowing which address belongs to you and how much bitcoin you own is a much harder thing. in any case multiple choices of that poll can be correct.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: xtraelv on June 12, 2018, 11:21:06 AM
> Can nodes tell which bitcoin addresses belong to which IP addresses? No. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: mensha on June 12, 2018, 06:11:13 PM Although, the un-traceability is an inbuilt characteristic of Blockchain architecture, it will not be always un-traceable. If someone does not use an encrypted browsing mechanism like TOR, it is very simple to trace down a user of bitcoin. There can be many reverse engineering mechanisms to find out. Even though, if you use TOR, by analyzing public forums, documents or social media accounts, it will be possible to trace a bitcoin users.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: SHAWN-MIDWAYS on June 12, 2018, 06:14:06 PM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. Unless you use same address for every transaction. Use blockchain.info and generate different address if you're worried about it and dealing with multiple parties. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: longwintershere on June 12, 2018, 06:25:01 PM there is no way to know only by you using blockchain, but they might find out when you decide to exchange crypto for fiat or possibly spend crypto, that's the vulnerability.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: btyco on June 12, 2018, 06:49:57 PM It depends on how cautious you are. It is all public knowledge on where the bitcoins move to and how much is in there. The part to keep secret is the final destination so if using a VPN then you'll be able to send / receive anonymously
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: pooya87 on June 13, 2018, 02:51:20 AM
> Can nodes tell which bitcoin addresses belong to which IP addresses? No. i was pointing out the "special cases" of each of these situations where they may become true :P for example satoshi is right nodes can't tell these things but there is a way of isolating a node that you want (like government performing these stuff with a lot of funds) and get the information you want out of it. read the replies to this: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=1581065.0;all Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: cindygirl on June 13, 2018, 03:13:01 AM The majority of people won't be careful enough to completely hide the fact that they do own some bitcoin, they should however be careful enough in most cases that a specific wallet address cannot be linked back to their identity. Even still it's not uncommon for people to post their addresses in multiple locations so I'm sure if someone wanted to go through the effort of piecing things together they could.
All that being said, for most people they're very open about owning bitcoin and it's not really necessary to hide this fact. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: sakahayang on June 13, 2018, 03:21:19 AM There are many ways you can be revealed as a Bitcoin user. If you don't use ToR or similar software, your ISP knows that you visit Bitcoin resources like this forum. People leave many breadcrumbs that can reveal them even without any chain analysis, they discuss Bitcoin openly on social media or even in private messages (sites like Facebook definitely read them), same goes for real life - one can mention Bitcoin a few times with friends and suddenly everyone knows that they are a Bitcoin user. I disagree with you, because somebody may talk about bitcoin but not use it. for example my friend, often talks about bitcoin but he is afraid to use bitcoin because the price is always changing. bitcoin is often discussed because bitcoin is being talked about. so not necessarily what is discussed as a user Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: galambo on June 13, 2018, 03:31:41 AM Securing your own crypto's is your personal job and if you don't want all the peoples to know that you earn a large sum of bitcoin just keep all the transactions and wallets hidden and use IP and VPN services which will protect you from getting tracked. If a person shares his transaction than all his other transactions can be tracked very easily. So, it up to you if you want to keep it anonymous you just need to take some measure and your balance will be hidden from everyone.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: athanz88 on June 13, 2018, 03:41:52 AM Yes, someone can. I believe that others already mention you the cases on how people can find out about you and your relation with bitcoin.
I just want to add that, I guess it is hard to keep your privacy in this time, especially if you access internet. I believe once you enter your information in any website, either it is trusted website or not, the data can be achieved by someone or something. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: perla on June 13, 2018, 03:45:08 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. i think it is not, except if we told that someone about we have bitcoin. even there are transaction, it will not show who is the owner of the address. even in market you will need paper from law enforcer to get info from someone's accountTitle: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: CryptOliver on June 13, 2018, 03:47:46 AM Cryptocurrency that is transparent in every transaction,
that happens to make a lot of people who know how many bitcoin you have, by knowing the name or know the Wallet Address you have. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Bellator on June 13, 2018, 03:51:46 AM there is no way to know only by you using blockchain, but they might find out when you decide to exchange crypto for fiat or possibly spend crypto, that's the vulnerability. We are all anonymous here,so as wallet address.I think you are right mate,there were exchanges that needs our complete details thats the time that our identity would be revealed.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: laiya94 on June 13, 2018, 03:57:51 AM Yes, your Internet Service Provider can know you own bitcoins by tracking your websites, but they can never find how much bitcoin you have unless you reveal your wallet public key.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: sakahayang on June 13, 2018, 04:15:39 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. i think it is not, except if we told that someone about we have bitcoin. even there are transaction, it will not show who is the owner of the address. even in market you will need paper from law enforcer to get info from someone's accountYour opinion is the same as mine, it is impossible for a person's identity to be recognized just that he is talking about bitcoin. although visible address on the transaction I think it will be difficult to find the identity of the owner Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: --DarkSecrets-- on June 13, 2018, 04:19:44 AM Im not good at this, but its a yes for me in your choices above it opens my mind through with this we can be monitored or track in other ways.
From all the options you listed what i only knew is through gps and bitmain backdoor by using common sense it will track the location but i don't believe the identity so you can be able to know a person handling a phone and having a bitcoin from his phone wallet but not knowing his identity. I like this thread as i am surprised and learning on some answers from the persons who knows some kind of it. Based on votes result it is a clear thing that many knows that we cant be track or known a bitcoin user by using a phone. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Yakamoto on June 13, 2018, 04:26:54 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. Through doxxing someone could essentially find out exactly who you are, and if they're able to connect your Bitcointalk account to your identity then they definitely can find out what amount of Bitcoin you own, if they're connected to your account. Alternative, just seeing your address on something could be enough to tip someone off.Of course, you already know this, but I always say this since there's still a lot of people joining the forum and a fair amount don't know as much due to inexperience. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: ralle14 on June 13, 2018, 04:42:15 AM My first answer is yes, I have the same reason as what BQ posted about the exchanges. Then again it could be also no because it depends on what you're going to do with your Bitcoins one could avoid disclosing his/her personal info by trading your coins for gift cards or buy a verified account from an exchange. This is one tricky question.
There are many ways you can be revealed as a Bitcoin user. If you don't use ToR or similar software, your ISP knows that you visit Bitcoin resources like this forum. People leave many breadcrumbs that can reveal them even without any chain analysis, they discuss Bitcoin openly on social media or even in private messages (sites like Facebook definitely read them), same goes for real life - one can mention Bitcoin a few times with friends and suddenly everyone knows that they are a Bitcoin user. I disagree with you, because somebody may talk about bitcoin but not use it. for example my friend, often talks about bitcoin but he is afraid to use bitcoin because the price is always changing.bitcoin is often discussed because bitcoin is being talked about. so not necessarily what is discussed as a user Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: BitcoinNewbie15 on June 13, 2018, 05:24:49 AM Im not good at this, but its a yes for me in your choices above it opens my mind through with this we can be monitored or track in other ways. From all the options you listed what i only knew is through gps and bitmain backdoor by using common sense it will track the location but i don't believe the identity so you can be able to know a person handling a phone and having a bitcoin from his phone wallet but not knowing his identity. I like this thread as i am surprised and learning on some answers from the persons who knows some kind of it. Based on votes result it is a clear thing that many knows that we cant be track or known a bitcoin user by using a phone. Some SPV clients reveal your IP as well. The most likely way Bitcoin user's identity will be tracked is through KYC exchanges. This is already happening. governments will more likely than not make it increasingly difficult to purchase Bitcoin. With this intense regulation in place, you will be forced to buy Bitcoin through KYC exchanges. The exchange then reports your purchase to the government, and the wallet address your coins where sent to. The government then registers this address as being your originating address, and they can then follow the coins and see who/where you send them to. Bitcoins public blockchain could become globally surveilled and governments could have a massive database with identities, exchanges, and services tied to millions of addresses. This is a potential Orwellian future we could live in. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: jcarlo on June 13, 2018, 05:25:00 AM I think its hard to know who owning bitcoin wallet. Its still anonymous and its untrackable. Bitcoin already known as anonymity currency and thats why many government prohibit it
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: --DarkSecrets-- on June 13, 2018, 05:37:50 AM Im not good at this, but its a yes for me in your choices above it opens my mind through with this we can be monitored or track in other ways. From all the options you listed what i only knew is through gps and bitmain backdoor by using common sense it will track the location but i don't believe the identity so you can be able to know a person handling a phone and having a bitcoin from his phone wallet but not knowing his identity. I like this thread as i am surprised and learning on some answers from the persons who knows some kind of it. Based on votes result it is a clear thing that many knows that we cant be track or known a bitcoin user by using a phone. Some SPV clients reveal your IP as well. The most likely way Bitcoin user's identity will be tracked is through KYC exchanges. This is already happening. governments will more likely than not make it increasingly difficult to purchase Bitcoin. With this intense regulation in place, you will be forced to buy Bitcoin through KYC exchanges. The exchange then reports your purchase to the government, and the wallet address your coins where sent to. The government then registers this address as being your originating address, and they can then follow the coins and see who/where you send them to. Bitcoins public blockchain could become globally surveilled and governments could have a massive database with identities, exchanges, and services tied to millions of addresses. This is a potential Orwellian future we could live in. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: budismile on June 13, 2018, 05:37:57 AM As I know since the creation of bitcoin until now, bitcoin is known as Anonymus which means it does not recognize its user identity. if the user is recognizable then not Bitcoin.
so no one can connect you with bitcoins, unless you do it yourself. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: putrii on June 13, 2018, 06:26:48 AM of course not the bitcoin address does not give the name of the owner so they do not know exactly who the bitcoin owner is, they only know how much content of bitcoin owned in the wallet of others but do not know who the owner is.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Bonsaiav on June 13, 2018, 06:47:23 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. Of course they know, because before you make this question, I've socialized bitcoin to the public, about how to get it and how to sell it, but I'm not worried about all that because until now my wallet is still safe. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: jeremypwr on June 13, 2018, 08:06:08 PM I voted for YES- it is pseudo anonymous so if you are not careful it can be revealed.
To no surprise, this is the most popular vote by a count of 10 to 5, with the 5 other people thinking NO- it is never antonymous. This is a good indicator of how far Bitcoin has come, compared to the days when it was actually believed to be 100% anonymous, to now there being a better understanding that it is in fact a very traceable coin. If you are truly looking for anonymity, some better options of coins would be Dash or Monero. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: chriskins on June 13, 2018, 08:44:21 PM I vote NO, because when opening a blockchain wallet you don't need your name, address or country code or phone number. It anonymous, you can buy and you easily.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Gintama214 on June 13, 2018, 10:09:11 PM This is really an interesting question, I myself don't know if this is even possible to do so. I think there is actually a way to check if a person owns a cryptocurrency by doing an IP address and check their recent views in chrome or any other internet browsers. It is like when you view something online in amazon that you are interested but then after a few days the one that you have been looking in amazon pop-ups in facebook or youtube or any other sites. Probably something like that for them to check or there would be another way that the government can confirm it.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Clement Kaliyar on June 13, 2018, 10:27:16 PM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. You are bound to get funny results because some of users does not even bother to learn what they are doing which is not a healthy situation, you cannot be really anonymous when it comes to bitcoin, unless you got hold of coins a long time back through mining and you are not moving the coins to any exchange then it is difficult to find the person behind it. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Blackrain13 on June 13, 2018, 10:37:45 PM Bitcoin is decentralized digital currency and anonymous. no one should know your identity as long as you keep it by your self and not revealing to others. If you sign a transaction that needs to put your identity then it will no longer anonymous,they will know that you owned bitcoin. if the government control the bitcoin and the bitcoiner follow their rules there should no anonymity anymore because government will regulate the bitcoin and all the users should do kyc or something to show your identity.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Indrawan77 on June 13, 2018, 10:52:12 PM I think it can revealed ypur identity if you are not careful, bitcoin is pseudo anonymous, its mean that all of the transaction can be tracked, but its is difficult to track, when the first time you make wallet you don't leave any identity, its only email address, but if you ever cashing out to fiat through bank, or any transaction that ever link to your identity then it can be track
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: hadveach on June 13, 2018, 11:10:25 PM no one can know that we have bitcoin, blockchain system is very confusing, because of many millions of blocks that save every transaction and investment.
so, I think other people cannot see the contents of our bitcoin wallet. and it's safer. unless it tells you that we have a bitcoin on the wallet Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: JackssHarriss on June 13, 2018, 11:12:19 PM If you're worried about security check out HBUS as a marketplace to store your coins, especially Bitcoin. It's registered with FinCen and they use the same technology as Huobi, who have never been hacked so I would say it's pretty safe. They're website is hbus.com
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Lenzie on June 13, 2018, 11:26:43 PM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. As for me. No one knows whatbI own and that I am using bitcoin unless I told then that I am using one. Though there are some kyc over the internet amd please be careful on who you are giving all your details. Yiu can ve tracked easily. Where you are right now. Where you signed and what you are using by that. That is why it is advided to changed address all the time. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: dimastegar on June 13, 2018, 11:32:11 PM Bitcoin should be anonymous. But there are many ways to get the data of the trader.
Our identity can be revealed if the Government requests the KYC data to the Exchanger. And this, probably already happened if the government Want to do it. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: pooya87 on June 14, 2018, 05:15:57 AM Im not good at this, but its a yes for me in your choices above it opens my mind through with this we can be monitored or track in other ways. From all the options you listed what i only knew is through gps and bitmain backdoor by using common sense it will track the location but i don't believe the identity so you can be able to know a person handling a phone and having a bitcoin from his phone wallet but not knowing his identity. I like this thread as i am surprised and learning on some answers from the persons who knows some kind of it. Based on votes result it is a clear thing that many knows that we cant be track or known a bitcoin user by using a phone. Some SPV clients reveal your IP as well. The most likely way Bitcoin user's identity will be tracked is through KYC exchanges. This is already happening. governments will more likely than not make it increasingly difficult to purchase Bitcoin. With this intense regulation in place, you will be forced to buy Bitcoin through KYC exchanges. The exchange then reports your purchase to the government, and the wallet address your coins where sent to. The government then registers this address as being your originating address, and they can then follow the coins and see who/where you send them to. Bitcoins public blockchain could become globally surveilled and governments could have a massive database with identities, exchanges, and services tied to millions of addresses. This is a potential Orwellian future we could live in. 1. It's true that few SPV client leak/revel IP, but that doesn't matter if you use VPN, Tor or other secure/private connection method. 2. There are alternatives for centralized/KYC exchange such as atomic swap, P2P trading or decentralized exchange. 3. You could use mixing service (and LN in future) to prevent anyone from tracking your coins. Also, moving to privacy and fungible cryptocurrency such as Monero is an alternative. using a SPV client is not just about revealing your IP address. it also means the node you are connecting to can associate all your addresses together. for example you may have 1 wallet with 5 different addresses in use which are not connected and you use for different purposes and one of these has your identity (e.g. used it for withdrawal from an exchanges). when you connect to that node with or without VPN/TOR it can know these 5 addresses belong to one person, and in case they log things they can build a database based on that. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Marie33 on June 14, 2018, 05:18:09 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. i think it is not, except if we told that someone about we have bitcoin. even there are transaction, it will not show who is the owner of the address. even in market you will need paper from law enforcer to get info from someone's accountYour opinion is the same as mine, it is impossible for a person's identity to be recognized just that he is talking about bitcoin. although visible address on the transaction I think it will be difficult to find the identity of the owner Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: crazycatwoman03 on June 14, 2018, 05:52:55 AM Bitcoin should be anonymous. But there are many ways to get the data of the trader. It would be hard finding out who owns a certain address because of the complex blockchain technology but I do believe that if someone put two and two together, he might somehow find a way to know who owns specific addresses. With alliance and legal arrangement, @dimastegar is right that the KYC can be used. We are attracted to using and earning cryptos because of the anonymity it provides but I do really think that no matter how much we think that we are secured, we are still not because of the internet.Our identity can be revealed if the Government requests the KYC data to the Exchanger. And this, probably already happened if the government Want to do it. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: makatia on June 14, 2018, 06:27:00 AM I think I can not find it Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: mriansa on June 14, 2018, 06:29:48 AM no bitcoin will still remain anonymous no one will know who the owner of the bitcoin is and it seems the government will never be able to control the circulation of bitcoin.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: adekunleoyediran on June 14, 2018, 08:28:50 AM there is no way that can be determind via blockchain technology
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: jayveerastrullo on June 14, 2018, 11:18:52 AM Yes it is very easy to find out if you own a bitcoin. Your computer might have a problem or virus and another one is that where your isp and not using some security
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Chachacoin17 on June 15, 2018, 03:19:38 AM no bitcoin will still remain anonymous no one will know who the owner of the bitcoin is and it seems the government will never be able to control the circulation of bitcoin. Even if we're anonymous mate, somebody will find out the coins that we have through blockchain info. The government couldn't control bitcoin but they can regulate the transfers and exchanges of digital currency to local fiat. Same as what other countries did, every application for their wallet sites has to deal with strong validation as part of their kyc requirements.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: demoltion on June 15, 2018, 03:24:08 AM I think it's impossible for people to know the bitcoin funds we have, and even then if we talk about it we have bitcoin
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: looterrific on June 15, 2018, 03:42:01 AM Yes - it is pseudo anonymous so if you are not careful it can be revealed
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: bjmpoker001 on June 15, 2018, 03:00:11 PM i think as long as you dont tell any peoples that you have a bitcoin wallet address, they cant know if you have a bitcoin.
and if you have exchange address that required your identity to use, they can track your address. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Vart4varta on June 15, 2018, 03:17:39 PM The whole transaction history is transparent. It is stored in so-called blockhouses, where anyone can see how many bitcoins you have in your account and what operations you have performed. But to know who owns the account, it is impossible (if you do not decide to specify it).
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: hides120 on June 15, 2018, 03:24:18 PM I think it is impossible. Unless you tell someone else. Or maybe your internet device has a virus. Otherwise no one can know that you own Bitcoin. No one can control your wallet.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: eternalgloom on June 15, 2018, 03:26:07 PM Bitcoin should be anonymous. But there are many ways to get the data of the trader. It would be hard finding out who owns a certain address because of the complex blockchain technology but I do believe that if someone put two and two together, he might somehow find a way to know who owns specific addresses. With alliance and legal arrangement, @dimastegar is right that the KYC can be used. We are attracted to using and earning cryptos because of the anonymity it provides but I do really think that no matter how much we think that we are secured, we are still not because of the internet.Our identity can be revealed if the Government requests the KYC data to the Exchanger. And this, probably already happened if the government Want to do it. KYC can only be used when you purchase coins from services that require this. I don't think they can just share that data freely with anyone, but accidents do happen. I think it's more likely that you yourself tie your address to your identity. Especially when you re-use your addresses a lot. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: microbb8 on June 15, 2018, 03:38:28 PM If a person does not comply with all requirements for protection from surveillance, this can be computed. But if a person is cautious, it is more difficult to calculate.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: ubay on June 15, 2018, 03:48:36 PM It all depends on how you treat bitcoin, if you only use 1 bitcoin address for all activities, then that person can track who owns the wallet, but this is very rare. Better to use blockchain.info to get random bitcoin addresses so people can not trace the address.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: cizatext on June 15, 2018, 03:53:34 PM Well it hard to know how much some one have in his/her wallet's but the fact still remain that some people are good at hacking into any wallet using software that enable them to access and know how much balance is left in an account but that is possible with the help of some information about the said wallet.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: ahmedbrown on June 15, 2018, 04:03:04 PM Its possible for your internet provider to know what are the sites you visited mostly but its not possible to reveal how many of coins you have in your wallets or rather what transactions goes on in your wallet unless they have access to your private key.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: irenegaming on June 15, 2018, 07:00:38 PM I don't think anyone can find out that you own Bitcoin without you either mentioning it to them or them coming across something related to Bitcoin in your laptop or mobile. But the government organizations can easily find out if you own Bitcoin if you have bought it from an exchange.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: alihassan99 on June 15, 2018, 07:14:56 PM no never.. no one will come to know that you have bitcoins... i dont see any other option how you are traceable that you have bitcoins..
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: mahibul49 on June 15, 2018, 07:19:36 PM i think yes if you provide your secret keys but without this no one can see your bitcoin and no one will know that u own bitcoin.
bitcoin is anonymous. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: stayeduptolate on June 17, 2018, 07:36:49 PM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. Though it is very difficult for someone that you are using a bitcoin or not because bitcoin is very anonymous and it strongly believes in users satisfaction, it’s oeer to peer transactions enables customers to have very safe and confidential transactions but as we all know that nothing is impossible in this digital world, almost every thing is cracable , the all you need is to be little more careful with your every transaction and most importantly you should be very careful with your keys.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: atamat on June 17, 2018, 07:48:21 PM If you want, you can quickly and easily identify the user of bitcoin. First of all, you will be given an increased interest in the topic of bitcoin, communication on forums and social networks.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: pixie85 on June 17, 2018, 08:08:53 PM If you want, you can quickly and easily identify the user of bitcoin. First of all, you will be given an increased interest in the topic of bitcoin, communication on forums and social networks. And how would you link a forum account to a bitcoin holder? There are ways to mask your IP and people rarely register email accounts with their real names and addresses. Even if you get the real name or IP of the forum user there's no certainty that he will be a Bitcoin holder. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: jcemos9bt on July 14, 2018, 06:03:23 PM Nobody will know if you own bitcoin unless you give them your private key of wallet address, but will should not undermined the power any government.
Government can know if you own a bitcoin, some responsible country have what we called citizens database meaning anything you do or register for is being recorded some countries even go as far to monitor their internet users activities via their network ip address so they can recall track anything website you have visited even your calls they do this to protect their country. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: mekie on July 14, 2018, 09:42:12 PM Absolutely, IF they feel the need to, for example if you are using them for illegal purposes; and remember they have effectively limitless resources at their disposal. Think GCHQ, Homeland security/CIA etc
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Ethan Argu on July 15, 2018, 01:27:01 AM Goverment can trace if you have a bitcoin unless if you revealed you give the wallet address they can trace you. The important is you need to be secretly if you have bitcoin because it takes you in a risk especially if you are country that totally banned bitcoin be careful to hide your identity because nowadays their are many hackers can trace you and some are are work by goverment to trace illegal activities in a website. Be careful always.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: James Fleming on July 21, 2018, 07:27:59 AM Absolutely. Every transaction is recorded in the blockchain, a public ledger that is shared with every participant in the bitcoin network.
When you buy bitcoins from an exchange they (or their bank) are supposed to follow know your customer (KYC) and anti-money laundering protocols to identify you. Once your initial purchase is linked to your identity, every other transfer of Bitcoins can be traced back to you. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Cody Blare on July 21, 2018, 07:54:39 AM Bitcoins are only traceable as much as IP addresses are. If you anonymize yourself wrt to the IP addresses, that particular transaction can't be traced to you.
Of course, there are counterparties involved in any transaction, you would have to make sure that you and your transaction (including the chain of previous transactions) are anonymous wrt to your identity to the counterparty as well. It would be impossible in the general case to be untraceable, but there are many specific cases where you could do truly anonymous transactions, like purchasing and consuming a purely digital service or goods over an anonymous network. In short it's more traceable than cash, but much less traceable than traditional payment networks. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Generaldiscussion on July 24, 2018, 03:27:46 AM Everything is anonymous in Crypto market. The safest market is hardware wallet. If you use it, no one can know you own bitcoin. But if you use other wallet or access public internet, your information may be stolen.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: fudster on July 24, 2018, 03:34:07 AM The exchanges where you sign up to acquire your BTC would know you have it of course. If you verify and put all your information as they asked for KYC then you're completely good to go as the government needs that. Also if you keep announcing and sharing crypto news in your facebook account then people would assume you have coins. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Sevarchik on July 24, 2018, 03:36:17 AM If you dont say about this no one never know about your bitcoins.
And with this condition you can never use your bitcoins, and when you use your btc some one know about you have btc)) its a circle Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: basyang on July 24, 2018, 03:46:25 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. Yes. It is possible to find out that you own bitcoin, you can not hide it forever. There are people who are curious about bitcoin so they will find a way to know more about this. They will know if you have bitcoin if you share your thoughts or information of it in social media just like in facebook, twitter or on youtube, and they will notice that you are engage of cryptocurrency when you shared some project on your social media. More over, if they will check your phone you have a different cryptowallet installed on your phone.And as long as you will not tell them how much you earn or how much you had on your wallet they will never know it. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: mornabo on July 24, 2018, 03:49:39 AM i think yes if you provide your secret keys but without this no one can see your bitcoin and no one will know that u own bitcoin. actually there is not any way to know you have bitcoin or not, you're right bitcoin have anonymous nature, so there isn't any identity bitcoin is anonymous. that is visible, so anyone won't know which bitcoin address you are and how much bitcoin you have, no one will know that Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: libert19 on July 24, 2018, 04:14:29 AM If you don't brag about having Bitcoin and keep some basic safety measures I don't think anyone will find out.
Basic safety measures: using vpn, anonymous wallets, p2p trades for fiat conversion, anonymous exchanges, secure emails (such as proton mail), disposable phone numbers. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Gabah56 on July 24, 2018, 04:20:07 AM if in my opinion it is impossible for someone to know that we have bitcoin or not. unless we tell them. because it can be risky if we show the assets we have to others .
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: yj300316 on July 24, 2018, 08:37:42 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. I think someone cannot know that you own bitcoin unless they know your bitcoin address. This can be done if you are using exchange require your identity. Just very careful when submitting any kind of information of your identity. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: mersal on July 24, 2018, 08:49:51 AM No one can track you that how much money have but anyone can saw your transaction details if they know you address or wallet id,so we will stay anonymous until we don't share our address to anyone.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Lagunaloire2 on July 24, 2018, 09:05:22 AM If some can find out that you own bitcoin than bitcoin can not be so popular like that
but it still might have some problem we still not find out,i think :P Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: koreano111 on July 24, 2018, 09:07:45 AM It's hopeless because your identity is unrevealed. No one can know that you own bitcoin
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Idowuogbo on July 24, 2018, 09:30:47 AM With d little knowledge I av on crypto, I would say, absolutely it is possibly, but the method depends on who the someone is.. in theory, it's almost always possible. Anyone who visits an exchange and registers their identity, can in theory be tracked easily unless the person uses fake information.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: cammie16 on July 25, 2018, 01:52:22 PM With d little knowledge I av on crypto, I would say, absolutely it is possibly, but the method depends on who the someone is.. in theory, it's almost always possible. Anyone who visits an exchange and registers their identity, can in theory be tracked easily unless the person uses fake information. You are right, tracing and tracking the bitcoin owner is really possible most specially if someone undergo a kyc verification also the technology is high now and all is possible to trace now. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: A Feeder on July 27, 2018, 03:03:52 PM I would say yes, because we're hi-tect to technology days past they update and improve that people easily pick up and know so don't put your real info to avoid know you and you characteristics and this time it is hard to keep your privacy especially if you access internet.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Netnox on July 27, 2018, 03:21:59 PM As far as I know, there is no mechanism to link a particular Bitcoin address with an IP. So unless you links your wallet with some exchange or bank-related stuff, your identity will remain anonymous.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: kiboloves on July 27, 2018, 03:26:35 PM Most of the encrypted currencies are pseudo anonymous. I think the best thing to do in terms of anonymity is XMR, DASH, XVG, so in the future, anonymous money may grow even more.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Gurjasmeet on July 27, 2018, 04:18:47 PM I think it's so easy to find out our ownership of bitcoin. because when we open the account in bank or any other public dealing organisation submitted the identity proof by us.one things more almost transactions are doing online system means Internet. due to high technology it is possible to find out l think so.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Om.monata on July 27, 2018, 04:21:58 PM may be able to know from the address that we send between exchange through transaction. so I think we can see someone transactions from the exchange address. this can be seen by the public
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: ani4 on July 27, 2018, 06:12:37 PM not just bitcoin but all cryptocurrency in general are pseudo anonymous. It's up to you and how you handle your transaction and how you keep your asset. I believe transparency is key characteristic of blockchain and with now KYC for more exchanges I believe being anonymous is now just a history. Privacy/fungibility will be a key issue moving forward. KYC/AML and the way legal entities (corporations) interact with crypto-currencies is something that everyone should become familiar with. They are the enemy of freedom/crypto-anarchism. There will be multiple competing methods of interacting with crypto... the system/bankers/legal version will be somewhat of a dystopian nightmare, as it currently already is. Those who know how to use decentralized exchanges and keep their jurisidiction in tact will be as free as you can get financially. Ignore what is sold to the masses, learn why it is sold to them and how to avoid enslaving yourself... since that is the only goal of the traditional banking/legal system. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: jannatakter on August 03, 2018, 07:41:45 AM I would say its so easy to find out our ownership of bitcoin.when we open the account in bank and other public dealing submitted the identity proof by us.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Al-e_x on August 03, 2018, 08:08:32 AM we can't be anonymous with bitcoin that we have, everything can be tracked in every block. this is the most important thing, the privacy of bitcoin is yours and you have to secure your private key.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: cjmalicious on August 03, 2018, 08:39:44 AM There are numerous ways you can be uncovered as a Bitcoin client. On the off chance that you don't utilize ToR or comparative programming, your ISP realizes that you visit Bitcoin assets like this discussion. Individuals leave numerous breadcrumbs that can uncover them even with no chain examination, they talk about Bitcoin straightforwardly via web-based networking media or even in private messages (locales like Facebook certainly read them), same goes for genuine - one can specify Bitcoin a couple of times with companions and all of a sudden everybody realizes that they are a Bitcoin client.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Falmera on August 03, 2018, 09:16:47 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. You true identity will not be identified in crypto world. It is so difficult for someone to know you, how much more if someone wants to know the owner of the bitcoin he is buying. Unless you will reveal yourself or is required like KYC.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: AliciaHenry12 on August 04, 2018, 03:24:45 PM I do not think anyone can know that you own a bitcoin, only if you open it. And if the account or wallet bitcoin information was hacked into someone, I'm sure that they will take away your bitcoin number.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: quocsi on August 04, 2018, 03:34:01 PM No one knows I own bitcoin. That's what all bitcoin investors know and like it. therefore the bitcoin owner is always anonymous
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Scratchcatch on August 05, 2018, 04:02:46 PM Only if you aren't careful enough or if you want to be identified.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: CarnagexD on August 05, 2018, 04:13:26 PM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. i think it is not, except if we told that someone about we have bitcoin. even there are transaction, it will not show who is the owner of the address. even in market you will need paper from law enforcer to get info from someone's accountYour opinion is the same as mine, it is impossible for a person's identity to be recognized just that he is talking about bitcoin. although visible address on the transaction I think it will be difficult to find the identity of the owner The is now the Guest list of all the Bitcoin follower with a lot of Pseudo name as posted. it is good this decentralized we are all invisible to one another in these site or forum. But it can be trace yet it is a none issues to investigate on the personality involved. We are all safe to assumed that we are just one among Million of Bitcoin followers on the market. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Ramonranger on August 06, 2018, 12:57:56 PM its hard to find out that you own bitcoin, as long as no one knows that you have wallet. as far as transaction excess in cryptocurrency the bitcoin has its own secrecy that no one can find out.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: babarian on August 06, 2018, 01:22:30 PM it could be if they knew your wallet address, if the person didn't know your wallet address then they would have a hard time knowing your bitcoin assets. and I don't think you can just keep your wallet address so many people know it
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: ParveZ219 on August 06, 2018, 01:29:03 PM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. Yes they can find out if the wallets can say the place of your transaction but i dont think it can say...And infact the illegal works are done after mixing the bitcoins..Which makes it more anonymous...So it is not so easy to trace someone who is holding bitcoins...And if you are giving your bitcoin address to someone then they can easily see that you are having bitcoins...so if the government is getting any trace of that address then they can get you. Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: pat4cryptoreal on August 06, 2018, 01:36:51 PM We in the cryptocurrency community may think not possible to trace a bitcoin owner. There are so many ways to track bitcoin owner. There is no bitcoin to fiat exchanger that do not require your detail for KYC. The person can be trace through IP unless the person uses some application to hide IP. The person can be trace through bitcoin address.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: XFlowZion on August 07, 2018, 12:42:22 AM Yes because we certainly have done transactions by doing trade. Even the transfer of our bitcoin from coinbase to whatever is enough to for someone to find out that we own bitcoin. Just a single address is also enough to track all of our bitcoins in different wallets. This would only happen if the person really pursues to find out that you have it.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Roukawa on August 07, 2018, 01:06:16 AM Yes! In my opinion, we can track up people who holds bitcoin and how much he holds on. Even you don't have any access with his wallet and even you are not a hacker, you can see the bitcoin's owner through the signature. I do that already when a familiar person sent me bitcoins in my wallet. Using the transaction, I saw his key that he used to send the BTC. Therefore, I know already his wallet eventhough I don't have any access with it.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Jendral Istimewa on August 07, 2018, 01:22:37 AM it could be if they knew your wallet address, if the person didn't know your wallet address then they would have a hard time knowing your bitcoin assets. and I don't think you can just keep your wallet address so many people know it right, even though they don't know about the world of Cryptocurrencies and bitcoin, I will tell about bitcoin and the benefits of bitcoin to my friends and close friends, if they are interested in joining then I will tell them how to get bitcoin easily and at the right time based on market prices.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: nightfury on August 07, 2018, 01:32:38 AM Cryptographic wallet is secured at its basic form because it has private keys that you should always keep it away from cyber criminals around. If you fail to protect these keys, then you are just revealing your wallet to these criminals and allow them to loot whatever you have in there.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: developno1 on August 07, 2018, 01:39:16 AM I'm not sure but i just think that someone can know that you own bitcoin even it's anonymous but there are still a lot of hackers outside
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Cryptoreflector_666 on August 07, 2018, 01:45:47 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. It's very simple: to find out that you are a user or owner of bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, you can simply contact your provider and ask for a printout of the resources you visit. Next is the matter of technology. Over passwords will not be there, but that's where you come in you will find very easily and quickly.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Shreek on August 07, 2018, 01:53:49 AM not just bitcoin but all cryptocurrency in general are pseudo anonymous. It's up to you and how you handle your transaction and how you keep your asset. I believe transparency is key characteristic of blockchain and with now KYC for more exchanges I believe being anonymous is now just a history. isn't it just the Centralized Exchange that applies the KYC process to its users? and I think for the decentralized exchange, it still puts forward anonymous nature in every transaction that occurs then how can the government know, that I am doing crypto assets? Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Snaic on August 07, 2018, 02:49:05 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. If you keep your bitcoins for a long time somewhere in cold storage, hardly anyone will know about them. However, if you go with them to exchanges and exchangers, while registering and leaving your information, then there is no question of anonymity here. It should be taken into account that bitcoin is only relatively anonymous and if you will simply carry out trading activities, even without leaving your data openly anywhere, then the secret services will be able to easily calculate you if you so desire.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: MaryKiTy22 on August 07, 2018, 03:35:17 AM The principle of unchanging rule of thumb is not to rely on any form of backup, which makes hackers look into their computers and cause cyberattacks. of you you should be careful
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: xfaqs01 on August 07, 2018, 03:46:42 AM no one will know unless you tell them your public key but other than than that i cant of any idea to know the identity of some just looking at public keys, bcoz theres a lot of public keys on the ledger.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Dinomoves on August 07, 2018, 03:50:57 AM It is pseudo anonymous so if you are not careful it can be revealed. That i believe because if you are not careful enough with your information it will be known to people that is why hackers are everywhere, for those who are careless.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: KuromaYoichi on August 07, 2018, 04:04:35 AM If you don't talk about it with anyone and if you hold your bitcoin on cold storage then i believe no one will know that you own bitcoin. It is different if you install some crypto app on your phone or notebook and other people see it, they can guess that you own bitcoin although they won't know how much you have.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: zhopas on August 07, 2018, 04:07:16 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. I think no one will know that you have your own bitcoin unless you will share it to them, what I mean is that you tell them about it. Also if you secured it and place it in a cold storage well expect that no one will know it. Just be wise and responsible on bitcoin you have.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Allura74 on August 07, 2018, 04:14:15 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. I think no one will know that you have your own bitcoin unless you will share it to them, what I mean is that you tell them about it. Also if you secured it and place it in a cold storage well expect that no one will know it. Just be wise and responsible on bitcoin you have.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Sevarchik on August 07, 2018, 04:22:55 AM Some times i am search wallets on dead drives, after recovering it of course.
Maybe i am have luck some day Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: kriptosan797 on August 07, 2018, 05:17:02 AM If you use several wallets, then no one will know, you need a wallet for storage that is not highlighted and is used only for storage, but for other transactions. Can open only when the exchange where it is necessary to provide documents.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: onufrii on August 07, 2018, 05:51:40 AM You can hide everything if you are cautious. For example, transferring money to different bank accounts before buying crypto with it, using VPN and all.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: DavidSalomon on August 07, 2018, 09:25:58 AM No, if you hide it and in that case you must need to use good wallets and if the price is big then you should you several wallets and finally if you want to hide then you can.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: reality18 on August 07, 2018, 09:31:32 AM Bitcoin users are anonymous unless a holder announces his ownership to a particular wallet. It is possible to view the amount of Bitcoin in a specific wallet but appears almost impossible to know the holder of that wallet.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: matchi2011 on August 07, 2018, 09:38:36 AM Bitcoin users are anonymous unless a holder announces his ownership to a particular wallet. It is possible to view the amount of Bitcoin in a specific wallet but appears almost impossible to know the holder of that wallet. That's right wallet address can be seen but to reveal the real owner is not possible not unless the user itself declares his identity, that's one of those reasons why many people support and use the chain, they wanted to hide their money inside btc and aimed for long term hold and continue to invest without a trace coming from other people.Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: iwuwi12ueiei212 on August 07, 2018, 09:55:54 AM I really do not know how they found it. Are they capable of programming or as a hacker? I'm also confused about this issue.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: AliciaAndrews12 on August 07, 2018, 10:00:51 AM If you do not protect your account or your computer system, hackers can get the bitcoin in your wallet. No one will know if you own a bitcoin-only if you do not share that information
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: rajkr on August 07, 2018, 10:02:23 AM NO, It is not possible to know about your crypto holdings.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Helex on August 07, 2018, 10:07:31 AM as long as you keep basic security measures i do not think so, like no show off, private mails like protonmail, no kyc to crypto related sites,etc.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: tutorroma on August 07, 2018, 10:36:08 AM I think if we trace the traces of transfer, we can know who owns bitcoins. When you need to turn bitcoins into fiat or when you pick up from the exchange, it's easy to know whose account it is.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: btc78 on August 07, 2018, 10:53:45 AM There are many ways you can be revealed as a Bitcoin user. If you don't use ToR or similar software, your ISP knows that you visit Bitcoin resources like this forum. People leave many breadcrumbs that can reveal them even without any chain analysis, they discuss Bitcoin openly on social media or even in private messages (sites like Facebook definitely read them), same goes for real life - one can mention Bitcoin a few times with friends and suddenly everyone knows that they are a Bitcoin user. But of youre not often doing that,or i mean don't usually use social media to discuss bitcoin then its impossible for them to track that were a bitcoin owner Like me i am not using my social media account about cryptocurrency..i don't even participate social media campaigns so I believe theres no reason for me to be known as bitcoin user Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Olayinka225 on August 07, 2018, 12:44:33 PM Yes anybody can know that you've bitcoin. There are lots of way it can be detected. In that if your device ip address is been tracked either on mibile device or laptop device. Again if your private key or login key was mistaken revealed somehow then somehow one can know to have bitcoin. Only that if one is using a secure VPN, there i don't think any device can be tracked by that.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Diablesfunis on August 07, 2018, 12:50:48 PM If you have some crypto apps on your phone or notebook and you leave your browsing history then other people can guess if you have crypto or not. But if you store it in hardware wallet/cold storage and never talk about it to anyone then no one will know that you own it. Even if they know you own bitcoin, they don't know the wallet address so they can't check how much bitcoin you have.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Domanity on August 07, 2018, 12:51:36 PM Bitcoin is anonymous, actually it's clear that no one knows that we have Bitcoin, unless we tell them. But another story is, if there are people who are fun or want to do evil to us, by tracking our private wallet and hacking our account.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: btctalk123 on August 07, 2018, 04:25:59 PM I suppose for now we are having an open opportunity to be anonymous while using bitcoin but government can force us to apply our documents to the Bitcoin wallet that we are using in the future.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: edisystem on August 10, 2018, 08:15:44 AM If they know the address of your bitcoin wallet then yes they can find out that you own bitcoin by check it on blockchain and view the address. If you are not telling anyone then no one will know you own bitcoin. Just keep it secret and don't tell anyone if you don't want people know about your coins.
Title: Re: Can someone find out that you own bitcoin ? Post by: Thecryptocurrency09 on August 10, 2018, 09:01:56 AM I was following a thread and was amused by some of the answers. I'm interested to see how much people know. We are all aware how people tend to do something illegal in the sense of using bitcoin for it is commonly hiding someones identity because of us going incognito after the bitcoin system. But I believe that if you are to do something that surpasses and trigger cyber crime then there is a possibility that you can be spotted. |