Is Bitcoin anonymous?

[JanCoppens]

No, Bitcoin is not anonymous.

[penig]

Its fair to call it pseudo-anonymous because it does have risk of linking to identifiable information

this one interest me in big way because i no ever see this ability in blockchain
Please say it here how bitcoin transaction link to identifiable informations

You didn't read rest of post?  Bitcoin itself doesn't contain identifiable information but can be linked to such information. Say you buy a widget from me, you give me your address to send the goods to.  If the link between your address and the bitcoin is leaked then the transaction and any related on the blockchain is now identifiable.  There are many ways for this to occur from simple record keeping to surveillance from law enforcement or others.

[caloy06]

I think maybe bitcoin is not too anonymous but most of it is not anonymous to others because it still knows it. Just like I know this to my cousin because he's earning money here so he shares it for a personal boost income daily.Someone else is known and knows the bitcoin but they do not want to participate because it's a scam and it's just a waste of their investment value.

[zikabra]

Bitcoin is designed to allow its users to send and receive payments with an acceptable level of privacy as well as any other form of money. However, Bitcoin is not anonymous and cannot offer the same level of privacy as cash.

If you don't buy stuffs where you have to give your personal info, if you don't use exchanges or any sites with kyc, if you don't make deals with people then it is. So no, it is not anonymous unless you want to just hold it and not use it. Yeah, there is another way - mixers, but it is tiny line between legal and illegal.  

[BitBite5]

You have probably meant on anonimity of bitcoin transactions, whether the users could be identified.
Today that is much more easy than before because it's not so hard anymore to reveal the person behind the transaction. It's enough that you register on exchanger. That still doesn't mean that any person can get to someones' personal data but full anonimity isn't guaranteed anymore any you have to try rather hard and make many actions to protect your privacy.

[Turkish88]

if you dont use exchangers where needed to verification bitcoin is anonymous.
Remember about hacks of exchanges and nicehash for example, nodody cant adress owner

[antagonist]

You didn't read rest of post?  Bitcoin itself doesn't contain identifiable information but can be linked to such information. Say you buy a widget from me, you give me your address to send the goods to.  If the link between your address and the bitcoin is leaked then the transaction and any related on the blockchain is now identifiable.  There are many ways for this to occur from simple record keeping to surveillance from law enforcement or others.

yes brother this is what i am saying here
bitcoin itself is most anonymous transactions system in world because no force users to provide identity detail , people can use even without any goverment provide identity , even they also can use without being in same location with receiver alsos because of how blockchain work bitcoin no store any private informations about anyone because no have ability even to do this

what you are saying ,, and i will agree with it ,, you are saying PEOPLE are the security flaw not bitcoin itself , it is the user whoms has abilities to reveal his own identity not bitcoin
because of this one i must say it and it is obvious also that bitcoin is very very big time anonymouse
do not listin to what andreas antonopolous say he is person who enjoy to create interesting science fiction story for bitcoin to make government smile , i tell to you today that bitcoin is big anonymouse tool for smart persons of this world

[SailorCoin]

No its not. If you want to make a transaction, you give your adress and on this time you reveal where the owner of this adress. You can also track wit the blockchain exlporer every transaction. SO if you want a anonymous coin, there just one: XSPEC. With the stealth mode nobody can find out when, where or who make the transaction.

[gowron24]

There are other coins, like Monero, Deep Onion, or Verge which manage to hide the identity of the sender much better. With high computation capability, BTC is most certainly NOT anonymous. but tehre are altcoins (privacycoins) which are, and they are getting ever more interesting, even from the perspective of investment.

[ingo49]

Bitcoin is designed to allow its users to send and receive payments with an acceptable level of privacy as well as any other form of money. However, Bitcoin is not anonymous and cannot offer the same level of privacy as cash.

You can see every transaction the blockchain but you can't connect between a wallet and a name.
So yes in the end bitcoin is totally anonymous.

[LogitechMouse]

Bitcoin is consider anonymous because you transact with others with only your bitcoin addresses so they will  don't know but comparing to other privacy coins like monero and zcash, these 2 are more private than bitcoin.

[Aveatrex]

Bitcoin is being used in the DeepWeb where alot of illegal stuff is being bought and sold and those people mostlikely never get caught.
From that I can tell that Bitcoin is somewhat anonymous,in the way that police cannot track your transactions when changing your IP etc...

[penig]

No its not. If you want to make a transaction, you give your adress and on this time you reveal where the owner of this adress. You can also track wit the blockchain exlporer every transaction. SO if you want a anonymous coin, there just one: XSPEC. With the stealth mode nobody can find out when, where or who make the transaction.

Except the vendor of course.  And the mail man.    Don't put too much faith in the privacy coins, they can only hide you so much while online. Great for moving illicit money around, not so great for goods and services.

[Mi5h0]

To understand Bitcoin’s anonymity, it's necessary to first understand how Bitcoin works on a basic level. Bitcoin transactions, by design, are not linked to a person or identity. But a person’s identity can still be tracked down using public address info and IPs. That is why Bitcoin transactions are called pseudo-anonymous.

since you say this can you show here bitcoin transaction that also show ip address , i think i want to see this one here  
my friend ,, i study blockchain for long time i understend wells how blockchgain work ,, i tell to you today that no possible for blockchain store ip address
this no how blockchain work
if i am wrong please you must post here transaction that show ip address

Maybe you do know how blockchain works but you obviously do not know how the internet works
Every online service you have ever used knows your IP address. For example, bitcointalk administrators knows your IP address, every cryptocurrency exchange knows your IP address ... So your btc addresses used on that online services are no longer anonymous. And any other addresses associated with them are no longer anonymous, right?

[Tux99]

Bitcoin is designed to allow its users to send and receive payments with an acceptable level of privacy as well as any other form of money. However, Bitcoin is not anonymous and cannot offer the same level of privacy as cash.

Bitcoin is anonymous but not hundreed percent anonymous.
If anybody want to have anonymous altcoin so monero is the answer.

[khaled0111]

Bitcoin is designed to allow its users to send and receive payments with an acceptable level of privacy as well as any other form of money. However, Bitcoin is not anonymous and cannot offer the same level of privacy as cash.

Are you serious!! how can using cash provide privacy!!!
Bitcoin can offer more privacy and anonymity, you can create a wallet and have an address without providing any ID.
Sure any one can track your transactions but he will never know the identity of the sender or the receiver.
In the other hand, you can't send money in cash without knowing the person you are dealing with.

[Vatimins]

Bitcoin is designed to allow its users to send and receive payments with an acceptable level of privacy as well as any other form of money. However, Bitcoin is not anonymous and cannot offer the same level of privacy as cash.

    Hmmmm.. yes, it is true that bitcoin is not anonymous. But i strongly disagree that cash is something that cam give you more anonymity. Just think about it, yes, handing out cash personally doesn't register the transactions you have made, but you withdrawing the cash from a bamk is recorded. Also, unless the one you oay doesn't know you or the one giving you doesn't know you, and you both are wearing masks, that is when you become anonymous. But would you really pay someone you barely even know without an escrow? And would you use an escrow you barely even know,? Well i think not. At least here in the cryoto world there are code names. Codenames that trusted escrows use to be a trusted escrow. But just think, that case alone is just for small amounts. For big amounts, can you pay it with cash alome without having the banks and authorities aware of that? I dont think so. I could exolain more but i think you get my point.

[btcprospecter]

At some point with bitcoin an address will be able to be traced to a person. Most exchanges require identification even on the likes of here your address could be linked back to you.

[Sadnu]

We can say the bitcoin anonymous because many know bitcoin and it's been famous. Bitcoin is not anonymous, but, rather, pseudo-anonymous. By now, most Bitcoin veterans know this. It’s less obvious to many, however, why Bitcoin is not really anonymous by default, and what can be done to de-anonymize Bitcoin users – and what Bitcoin users can do to reclaim their privacy.

[Virtual miner]

Bitcoin is designed to allow its users to send and receive payments with an acceptable level of privacy as well as any other form of money. However, Bitcoin is not anonymous and cannot offer the same level of privacy as cash.

Bitcoin is anonymous as it does not involves two persons or two.parties doing contract all they reveal is two addresses which are doing the transaction irrespective of the sender and receiver. Cash on the other hand provides a different sort of privacy as two parties are known to each other and someone else can also witness such transactions happening among both of them. Moreover the people who are using bitcoin dont need to be together while same isnt true for cash.