How can a goverment trace you have BTC?

[belalangsembah]

I think the government can not figure it out unless you say aloud that you are the owner or Bitcoin seeker and I think the government can not really track you unless you use a Bitcoin purse that requires an ID to use during registration or save your crypto currency

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[Ezenwanyi]

The anonymous structure of the blockchain makes it extremely hard for this digital assets to be linked directly to its owners offline.
So there's no known measures in place to trace bitcoin owners.
The exchange kyc is not effective in that regard.

[banoi]

Can not hide when trading or buying they will know

[ys fs]

i :Df we use bitcoin try not to use the original identity, because with it we can be easily tracked by the government, we should use a false identity or initials, with the government will be difficult in tracking our identity ..

[ys fs]

if we use bitcoin try not to use the original identity, because with it we can be easily tracked by the government, we should use a false identity or initials, with the government will be difficult in tracking our identity ..

[taeewo]

How can the government discover I own BTC, let's say I'm from Venezuela where crypto is banned, what they can do to discover and arrest me?

Govermens can trace if you have own bitcoin by creating online wallet like coin base and others itt depends on your country because in our country coins.ph can trac that  you have btc because before you cash our goverments or banks need your verification and others.

Okay i agreed with you, what in a situation whereby you dont use any centralized exchange that needs verification and if its only decentralized exchange you use because in my country we sell bitcoin peer to peer without even going through any exchanges that requires verification..

[sunnyevening]

Isn't Bitcoin transactions anonymous right? Well, they can't easily track you if you're careful to by using your account.

[abiola4real]

Its very easy to trace the btc someone hold when the government contact the exchange that use AML for the information of its citizens but if the person only use decentralized exchange, it wont be easy to trace..

[libert19]

If you kyc'd your account on any centralized exchange, bought Bitcoin there and sent it to your personal Bitcoin address then they can trace it. That's why it is recommended to use different addresses for Bitcoin transactions (or for crypto in general).

[deadpool02]

Government can track you through ip address, through exchanger which requires KYC. Bitcoin transactions are anonymous until you disclose your identity.

[Luigieee]

I think they couldnt trace you if they want,because bitcoin is so secured that`s why there are some criminal that using bitcoin as a payment method of what they are doing.

[ranvircayne]

I do not think government trace your BTC because you can invest in other countries.

[Blackhammer321]

How can the government discover I own BTC, let's say I'm from Venezuela where crypto is banned, what they can do to discover and arrest me?

As per the present bitcoin's characteristics, identity is anonymous therefore no one can knew you are using it, unless otherwise you give your information to someone who you do not know. Do not trust easily to people who are asking for personal information because they probably do it for some unknown interst or maybe a command from the government.

[Clark05]

I don't think they have chance to detect what country you are in or what is your identification. Unless your wallet have verification  who needs the ID and your face and some information about you that's only I think the possible to detect you.

[Olayinka225]

The question is in two phases to me

1. I think government can be able to track you down that you have bitcoin in that if they're very good in internet tracking or hacking to see and check wherever you've submitted any of your documents like (international passport, National ID card or Driver's license) the purpose of you submitting those documents and on which site. What's the purpose of the site, what's the site all about and offering. From there, they can trace that you're into cryptocurrency and you must have BTC.

2. Government can't trace you have BTC in that BTC transaction is anonymous.  As at now Nobody can trace who owns those wallets BTC coming IN and OUT to. So how are they going to trace you or even the BTC

[petubtc]

There is no way to get traced by the government. It is one of the defining characteristics of btc, its anonimity.

[oriontab]

It is currently difficult for them to handle cases acrsoss their national border if you are not making direct withdrawal to your bank accounts.But they have a lot of controls if there are local exchanges,through kyc documents submitted during registrations.

[goodvibes05]

How can the government discover I own BTC, let's say I'm from Venezuela where crypto is banned, what they can do to discover and arrest me?

I guess there's a possibility the government can trace you own a btc. Some btc transactions needs your personal details. That way they can trace you own a bitcoin. Not all bitcoin transaction is anonimous, some transactions are traceable by the government. Like in your investment transactions, it does need KYC  and it includes your personal info.  Government has their own say to trace a person who owns a bitcoin if needed.

[Malek3]

Its not easy to trace you if you doesn't reveal your identity and kyc for airdrop or ico or exchange.  If your country banned crypto then i must say don't reveal your identity because there is only way to trace you.  Try to be anonymous. 

[oriontab]

There is no way to get traced by the government. It is one of the defining characteristics of btc, its anonimity.

Bitcoin is no longer fully anonymous as it used to be.Each time you register your details against a bitcoin address, you lose the anonymity it provides.That is why governments are very critical of KYCs for exchanges.