Thank you. I'll give it a go and post back here

Thanks Royse777.
So, just to break this down for my newbie-brain... I use a VPN on a regular browser like Firefox, and try with this.

If I am unsuccessful, I contact NameCheap customer support and ask if my IP (generated by my VPN) can be whitelisted, and then if they (NameCheap) agree, this will solve the problem.

Hi guys,
Hope I have posted this in the right place. I just did a search and couldn't find an existing thread covering this.

I want to be able to buy a Domain Name and Web Hosting just using BTC / bitcoin.

I tried to buy a domain on NameCheap using Tor on Tails, but it didn't seem to like me just before the payment page, and sent me back to the previous page. I'm afraid I can't recall what the error said.

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks guys,
I have now used Chipmixer with success. It's very very simple, I really didn't expect that.

Also, I use Electrum on Tails for discreet BTC transactions. This seems to work fine. 

But for anyone who is using this thread as a guide, don't forget to configure your Electrum (on Tails) to store / save bitcoin on the Persistent Volume before you send any coin to it.
.. Otherwise, you could lose it all if you shut down the Tails OS (or possibly even closing Electrum) if you don't transfer the BTC on to another wallet first! 

Understood. I will use Electrum on Tails for critical transactions. I only hope that using Persistent Volume will work when it comes to saving my bitcoin in Electrum (inside Tails), and I won't lose my coin if the computer shuts down between receiving coin and sending it on somewhere else.



I actually found this page, but you replied before I could edit my previous post. Thank you anyway.


Also, I can now report that I have set up Tails (tails-amd64-4.9.img) on a Flash drive, along with a Persistent Volume, and it works great.

... Next, I will test Electrum on it.

Thank you. Ok, so I cannot sent my mixed coins from ChipMixer to Wasabi. How about these processes?

1. Trezor One (Hardware) - - - - - > Mixer (ChipMixer) - - - - - > Electrum (on Tails) - - - - - > Destination wallet

2. Electrum - - - - - > Mixer (ChipMixer) - - - - - > Electrum (on Tails) - - - - - > Destination wallet

[Update; I now have the solution for below]
The problem I'm currently experiencing with Tails is that I can't seem to install it on my Mac... The .img file seems to be corrupted.  
... I have asked Tails customer support for help. I'll post back here when (if)  they provide a solution.

(I have noted your onion address:  ChipMixerwzxtzbw.onion   Thank you)

Thanks for posting.


If I use a VPN, surely this will protect my IP, with only the VPN IP visible on the blockchain?
  
(I appreciate you prefer Tor compared with trusting a VPN company, I understand there is more risk with this)



Here  https://bitcoin.org/en/full-node#minimum-requirements (a link from the Trezor page:  https://wiki.trezor.io/Full-node_wallet)  I see that running a "full node" requires 350 GB space on a hard drive. I currently don't have anywhere near enough space on my hard drives on any of my computers, although I do have more than enough RAM.

.. This option will require investing in an additional hard drive.



I have noted this. Thanks
 

Thanks for the Tor link. I have used the Tor browser before, but it looks like the only other option if Torifying an application, which reading the guide (https://trac.torproject.org/projects/tor/wiki/doc/TorifyHOWTO) looks very complicated, and will most likely be beyond my current understanding and abilities.

I think I will have to settle for using Tor-based programs like Wasabi Wallet to receive my coin from the mixer, while also using a VPN. 
A server room used by ExpressVPN was raided by the Turkish Police not so long ago, and they found nothing.. no logs of user activity. Link to news article: https://www.comparitech.com/blog/vpn-privacy/expressvpn-server-seized-in-turkey-verifyies-no-logs-claim/





Thank you, I think this will be the process I will follow:

Trezor wallet (use with ExpressVPN) - - - - - > Mixer (ChipMix) - - - - - > Wasabi wallet (automatically on Tor) (use with ExpressVPN) - - - - - > Destination wallet

Regarding Wasabi and sending large amounts, what amount of BTC do you/they consider to be "large"? – And what might be "problematic"?

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Thanks, ok:
1/ Use Onion version of a mixer
2/ [same as above]
3/ Use a CoinJoin wallet to send coin to mixer. Does this mean I will need to send the coin from a Wasabi wallet to the Mixer, and then from the Mixer to another Wasabi wallet?  (Wasabi uses CoinJoin)



Thanks for explaining



Thank you

Thank you. I will study your Wasabi info link.  I really like the idea of it using Tor all the time as standard.

I have briefly looked at Samourai before, it looks good, but alas I don't have a PC or an Android phone.

Thanks


Thanks. So, just to clarify, for RECEIVING I keep my VPN "on" whenever I open my receiving wallet.. which involves;

Creating the wallet address to receive coins,
Checking my wallet to see if the coins have arrived from the mixer
Sending the mixed coins onto a destination
.. ?

Actually, for this example, I do want to be completely anonymous.

I will keep other coins for myself that won't go through the process discussed here.

Thanks... if I "do" need to use VPN/Tor before mixing, am I looking for a
1/  Mixer that only uses Tor,
2/  using Tor on my OS/Mac (before mixing),
3/  using a wallet that has Tor (before mixing)?


I have downloaded Wasabi but have never used it before. Why do you suggest Wasabi be used in addition to the Mixer?

To safely receive coins from the mixer, can't a Trezor be used in conjunction with a VPN?

I see. Actually as these particular coins weren’t from an Exchange / KYC (Know your customer).. do they even need to be mixed?




Thanks. All my accounts / addresses in my Trezor wallet containing mixed coins will be kept separate from my Trezor un-mixed coins.

I won't be mixing most of my coins, just a small portion.
.

Thank you. I have read all 20 pages of the thread I posted the link to above, and I see LeGaulois is a very active user and rates the service highly.



Thank you. So I guess this process would work for "New seed in Trezor" method:

  Software wallet (Electrum) - - - - - > Hardware wallet (Address 1, Seed 1) - - - - - > Mixer - - - - - > Hardware wallet (Address 2, Seed 2) - - - - - > Destination



Not at any stage in the process?  I am surprised.



This seems somewhat ironic, as the tumbling process seems to be promoted as some form of sterilization.
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Hi guys,
I wanted to start this thread to explore the best method for mixing / tumbling bitcoins, to leave no trace of ownership, but the whole process, not just 'which bitcoin mixer to use'.  I want to choose a reliable mixer, but... I also don't want to screw up the process due to 'human error'.

I am still very new to this process, so please excuse my lack of experience.

There are many mixers on the market. Many of them seem to be scams, in which you test them first with a small transaction and all seems fine, but then you send a second (large) transaction through, and they rob you. Mixers are compared here, a great thread: https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=2827109.0

However, I wanted to explore the entire process from star to finish – the beginning and the end, not just the mixing stage in the middle.

SENDING:
What is the safest way to 'send' your coins to the mixer in the first place?
... Should I use a VPN?.. What browser?.. If needed, how do I create a Tor environment on my computer?.. What is the safest (most anonymous) wallet to 'send' from?.. How many wallet transactions before sending to a mixer?

MIXING:
Middle stage

RECEIVING:
What is the safest way to 'receive' your coins from the mixer after they've been tumbled?
... Should I use a VPN?.. What browser?.. If needed, how do I create a Tor environment on my computer?.. What is the safest (most anonymous) wallet to 'receive' coins – and then send to a destination wallet?

Reading the text on the sites of various mixers, they claim that their mixer works very well and protects the user's ID.. but they also remind the user that anonymity is most often compromised by 'human error' when the user doesn't use the best practices when / after receiving the coins...
... this is what I'd like to explore.

If anyone can offer any advice I'd really appreciate it.
Thanks

PS: I have invested in a Trezor hardware wallet.

I've just sent another very small sum following your guide. It went through without a hitch.
I also generated a new 'receive' address first.

Thank you so much BitMaxz!! .. and thanks to all who pitched in to help me on this thread 

.. it's a shame they only started me off with 8 merit points to give out

Thanks, you've all convinced me to try again.

Firstly, my second (failed) transaction used the same Receive code (address) as my first (successful) transaction.  Is this ok, or is it better to generate a new Receive address to send the bitcoins to?

 (Reminder, I own the hardware wallet I am sending the bitcoins to, hence I can generate a receive address on the hardware device.)

Thank you for advising.

Please excuse my complete lack on knowledge on this subject, but when you say "address" for checking on a block explorer, where do I find this please?

Is "bumping" a transaction a prompt to the blockchain to get it broadcasted, and if it isn't broadcasted does that mean that it wasn't sent? ... I can't see an option for this in Electrum in the Windows or top menu.

Unfortunately, in the Send window - if I right click on the first (test) transaction (0.0002 btc) , and I have the option to Delete this also.

Now I am so confused :/