How many BTC wallets/addresses do you have?

[jongameson]

5 quadrtillion.  if every atom in the entire universe-multiverse had 5 quintioon.  there'd still be 53 thousand left

[successjr11]

Yes, I would like to know the answer to that question as well. What is the benefit of having so many addresses? And why does a new address have to be generated each time you make a payment or receive a payment?

What is the difference between tumbling through different wallets or different addresses? What helps to be hidden?

thanks

Put it this way - if you just use one  address, and someone finds out that address is connected to you, they can see all the bitcoin transactions you ever made. Probably not what you want

If you use a different address for every transaction, it makes it a much harder job for anyone to track your bitcoin activities.


Wallets are a whole different topic really, the main thing is to encrypt it with a strong password, and keep the password somewhere nowhere else can find it. Ideally in your head.

Are you saying if I went to Overstock.com and used my coinbase e wallet to purchase something, and they have my name, they can see all my bitcoin activity?

Or if I send bitcoins to my wife's wallet, she can then find out all my porn/bitcoin transactions? 

[DubFX]

Only 2 

[deisraeli]

Greetings Forum,


For those of you who have many wallets?


1. Did you create them one at a time from one computer?

                                  or

2. Did you do as I attempted and created your wallets from two systems running at the same time using the same IP Address?


The reason for this question results from my attempt to synchronize Bitcoin-QT from Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 at the same time from my laptop and desktop. My desktop runs 24/7 and my laptop does not, which is the reason why I wanted to make only two wallets. However, on my Windows 7, Bitcoin-QT has been synchronizing 3 hours behind for 3 days. I have the green check mark on Windows 8.1.

I am in a dilemma because I do not know what to do about Bitcoin-QT synchronizing 3 hours behind for the past three days. Now, I only want one wallet and delete the other permanently but I am not sure what affect that will have on my chances of playing this mining game.