This is becoming a problem

[5W-KILO]

I owe someone in BTC, a close relative and it was time to pay up so I did, but later this relative of mine started accusing me of having large amount of Bitcoin left, he was able to check my balance on Bitcoin explorer, now he knows how much I have left and he won't shut up about it.

I never expected him to take this very seriously and the amount isn't even very big like Big Big, but to him it seems like a big amount, I guess make a mistake sending Bitcoin to him through my wallet instead of exchange.

This must be reasons why people hide transactions and use mixers or something, I wish Bitcoin has a way to hide balance when people scan through explorer but it's not made to work this way.

[HONDACD125]

I owe someone in BTC, a close relative and it was time to pay up so I did, but later this relative of mine started accusing me of having large amount of Bitcoin left, he was able to check my balance on Bitcoin explorer, now he knows how much I have left and he won't shut up about it.

I never expected him to take this very seriously and the amount isn't even very big like Big Big, but to him it seems like a big amount, I guess make a mistake sending Bitcoin to him through my wallet instead of exchange.

This must be reasons why people hide transactions and use mixers or something, I wish Bitcoin has a way to hide balance when people scan through explorer but it's not made to work this way.

What do you mean that he's accusing you of having a large amount? Even if you do, it's none of their business; you owed them money, and you repaid that money to them, and that should be it for them. People need to have clear boundaries about certain things, especially when it comes to finances and financial holdings, and no relative should have any business with how much you earn or how much you have in general, but I know that some people have very large noses and they put their nose in almost everything, so you can't change them, but you can give them a shut up call.

And yes, it's your mistake to pay him up straight from the wallet where you are holding all your funds, you basically don't make transactions with wallets where you keep your funds, especially to people who know you personally, because even if someone is very close to you, money can still make people do evil things, so if someone finds out you have a lot of money, they could try to harm you only to get their hands on the money you have.

[Rruchi man]

I owe someone in BTC, a close relative and it was time to pay up so I did, but later this relative of mine started accusing me of having large amount of Bitcoin left, he was able to check my balance on Bitcoin explorer, now he knows how much I have left and he won't shut up about it.

This is your indication to become more conscious of your safety and security, because you may just have become a target for anyone who hears of the amount you have in Bitcoin, even without you knowing.

In your case, you now do not only have to be conscious of criminals online, that is, cybercriminals, but also about the people you have around you, including your family members.

[BitMaxz]

Have you tried to tell him that wallet isn't yours? And the amount you sent to him came from an exchange?
If you admit it is yours, then you leak your privacy to him. You can actually decline that it isn't yours, but it's from the exchange since he doesn't have proof that this is yours unless you admit it.

Next time, if you don't want to leak your wallet to your friends, always decline that it isn't yours but came from the exchange, or if you don't want others to know that you have a large amount, why not split your BTC to other wallets or addresses on the same wallet? It is way better than using some mixer unless the source of funds came from dirty works?

[348Judah]

I owe someone in BTC, a close relative and it was time to pay up so I did, but later this relative of mine started accusing me of having large amount of Bitcoin left, he was able to check my balance on Bitcoin explorer, now he knows how much I have left and he won't shut up about it.

I don't care if he knows everything about my holdings in crypto as long as am no longer owing him, after all the blockchain technology is an open distributed technology, open to every as long as they can track such from the wallet address used, piece the need for us to also learn the more ways we could maintain privacy with the use of bitcoin layer 2 protocol, which is off chain transaction, some other users make use of mixers, full node transaction using Bitcoincore or other privacy medium that may ease their transaction not being tracked.

[Obim34]

This must be reasons why people hide transactions and use mixers or something, I wish Bitcoin has a way to hide balance when people scan through explorer but it's not made to work this way.

Using exchange won't solve the issue if you send using BTC wallet address, since it can be tracked using explorer, unless you send through internal transfer.

Bitcoin is pseudonymous, it hides the identity behind the transactions but all transactions are public not private.

There is nothing you can do for now, better be mindful, in any case of physical attack, it's clear who to hold culprit as first suspect.

[Shadiq]

Such mistakes will give you real experience and real knowledge about maintaining security and privacy. Although I don't know if this is a small mistake or a big mistake based on your position, it is definitely a mistake.

We must have at least two funds, cold storage and hot storage. Both have different functions and two types of guidelines for use. Never trade from a wallet (cold storage) that has a large amount of hidden funds and has been held for a long time. Use a wallet (hot storage) that is used regularly for transactions and definitely do not keep too many funds in hot storage.

Your position and the depth of your relationship with your relative will play an important role in solving your current problem. You can discuss with him and ask him to keep this matter secret or force him to keep this matter secret. In this case, you must know something secret about him. The most valuable advice is, be careful from that person and try to maintain distance.

[Tinubu]

It can be a little bit challenging tho- combining family matters with financial issues...particularly when they have access to your entire balance. You're right that transferring from an exchange would have prevented this...but you can also try Moving your funds to a new wallet. And Tell your relative it's for security😊....Set boundaries...I'm just saying..it might help

[NeuroticFish]

This must be reasons why people hide transactions and use mixers or something, I wish Bitcoin has a way to hide balance when people scan through explorer but it's not made to work this way.

You are - by far - not the first one having such issues. However:
1. If you really really want your money hidden, there's always Monero. But are you sure you want that? (Most prefer Bitcoin because it was a better investment in.. pretty much all its history)
2. You don't necessarily need mixers or coinjoin. Just use better the addresses your wallet provides.

Of course, mixers and coinjoin are great tools and can help you after you make mistakes like this one, but what I'm saying is that mistakes like this can also be pretty easily avoided.

[arzuo]

I think we need to use 2 time transaction if we want to send btc and received btc from others.
We should not received and send btc from our main wallet or hardware wallet where we always hold as our money bank or mail wallet to holding for long time. May be we need to expense 2 time fee for that but it is very easy and safe as my opinion.

check the following Sample:

When you want to send someone:
Mail wallet > send> Transaction wallet > Send Receiver wallet

When you received from Someone:
Received bitcoin to >> Transaction wallet>> send to your Mail wallet

( With this system / sample technique always your Transaction wallet is public !!
May be btc have any advance level of technic but I think this is very easy for non technical person)

[aysha9853]

For reasons like this people separate wallets, use new addresses and think twice before sending directly Bitcoin forces you to take responsibility, and that includes managing your own privacy.

[salad daging]

I don't know why your relative is accusing you of having a lot of BTC, when the debt has already been repaid and the problem should be solved, right? Is it possible that he is jealous that you have more BTC than him?

Maybe if you send BTC through an exchange it will be charged a high fee, unlike sending from your own wallet which is cheap. By accusing you this is not a threat, right?

Using exchange won't solve the issue if you send using BTC wallet address, since it can be tracked using explorer, unless you send through internal transfer.

At least sending BTC through the exchange the recipient will not recognise our BTC wallet.

[retreat]

This must be reasons why people hide transactions and use mixers or something, I wish Bitcoin has a way to hide balance when people scan through explorer but it's not made to work this way.

You're too naive. If you understand that it's your personal wallet and you don't want anyone else to know how much Bitcoin you have, you should be able to use an exchange to pay your debt to them. That way, you can avoid letting them know how much Bitcoin you own. If it's like this, you just can't avoid it anymore, and no matter what excuse you make, they'll continue to bullshit you about how much Bitcoin you have.

This is why I avoid letting anyone know how much I own. Because they'll definitely talk nonsense, assuming I have a lot of money, and in the end, that will only cause new problems, whether it's someone trying to borrow money, jealousy, or even worse, the potential for me to become a target for criminals.

[Uhwuchukwu53]

This is a contractual issue every contract has a binding rules or agreement, weather relatives, as much as your in debt your meant to pay back exactly what your where given at the first place, you created the room of him checkmating your account because of breach of contract, my advice is you pay off whatever that is left as debt and get a self custodian wallet where you can move your holding, you don't have much explanation to your own asset, what connects both of you is the balance left weather he knows your balance or not interfering with your privacy is not a good one and is punishable, it's your right to possessed asset of your choice settled him his rumors can't take away anything provided you hide it where such rumors has not prove by him.

[Iranus]

I owe someone in BTC, a close relative and it was time to pay up so I did, but later this relative of mine started accusing me of having large amount of Bitcoin left, he was able to check my balance on Bitcoin explorer, now he knows how much I have left and he won't shut up about it.
I never expected him to take this very seriously and the amount isn't even very big like Big Big, but to him it seems like a big amount, I guess make a mistake sending Bitcoin to him through my wallet instead of exchange.
This must be reasons why people hide transactions and use mixers or something, I wish Bitcoin has a way to hide balance when people scan through explorer but it's not made to work this way.

That really sucks. If someone knows your public key somehow then they can snoop on your activity. That is actually how blockchain works, the blockchain was designed to be transparent in this way, lmao.

That is why you should always practice self custody and never reuse the same public key twice. You should use a different new deposit address for every transaction. you know HD wallets automatically use this system meaning they will generate a new address for you every time. I hope from now on you will use fresh addresses every time to protect your privacy. Consider this a lesson. And never show your wallet balance to others again

[Odusko]

I have had to path way with a lot of people and at the same time avoided using one address multiple times, since I have my hardware wallet that I send my long term Bitcoin investment to all other wallets can be used and dumped, so I create different wallet for different reasons.
But wait if you own him a small amount of Bitcoin but you have good sum of Bitcoin to pay back but have held on to it shows that you may be financially responsible to expose your privacy by owning up to the uncle.

[Cookdata]

I owe someone in BTC, a close relative and it was time to pay up so I did, but later this relative of mine started accusing me of having large amount of Bitcoin left, he was able to check my balance on Bitcoin explorer, now he knows how much I have left and he won't shut up about it.

I never expected him to take this very seriously and the amount isn't even very big like Big Big, but to him it seems like a big amount, I guess make a mistake sending Bitcoin to him through my wallet instead of exchange.

This must be reasons why people hide transactions and use mixers or something, I wish Bitcoin has a way to hide balance when people scan through explorer but it's not made to work this way.

I hope this is not some fabricated lies just to make discussion on the forum. How do you owe someone of merit and you refuse to pay them back and you say the Bitcoin is small amount? You sent him some Bitcoin and he was able to locate your Bitcoin from an explorer? He thought you are the owner of the wallet and what exactly has mixer got to do with owing peoples Bitcoin that you refuse to pay.

Assuming what you wrote is true, kind my pay back their Bitcoin and stop trying to hide on privacy. This isn't privacy, this is about someone that is in debt and he is trying to run away from paying. You are breaking your friend trust for not wanting to pay back. That's if this is true but in my opinion it's unlikely.

[Jewan420]

Assuming what you wrote is true, kind my pay back their Bitcoin and stop trying to hide on privacy. This isn't privacy, this is about someone that is in debt and he is trying to run away from paying. You are breaking your friend trust for not wanting to pay back. That's if this is true but in my opinion it's unlikely.

I assume you didn't understand the issue clearly. He didn't try to avoid paying the loan, but rather paid the loan and his relative researched the address and found out about his funds. You certainly don't expect me to know how much money is in your funds or that you won't share your cold wallet address with me.

This was a mistake by the OP where he paid the loan from a wallet that had more bitcoins in it which was easily visible in explorer. Cold wallets should always be kept private and the location of the wallet should be kept private. Using cold wallets for transactions is not only unsafe, but also puts him at risk.

[rbynxx]

I owe someone in BTC, a close relative and it was time to pay up so I did, but later this relative of mine started accusing me of having large amount of Bitcoin left, he was able to check my balance on Bitcoin explorer, now he knows how much I have left and he won't shut up about it.

I never expected him to take this very seriously and the amount isn't even very big like Big Big, but to him it seems like a big amount, I guess make a mistake sending Bitcoin to him through my wallet instead of exchange.

This must be reasons why people hide transactions and use mixers or something, I wish Bitcoin has a way to hide balance when people scan through explorer but it's not made to work this way.

Use mixers or a Privacy chain I guess? I think anonymity is really a thing especially with these kind of situations and I think it will be a meta in the coming years. There's no way Bitcoin will do that to be honest as it's really public. If you have to do that you will need another chain or just tell that close relative of yours in the face to shut the fxck up.

[Somto9Light]

I owe someone in BTC, a close relative and it was time to pay up so I did, but later this relative of mine started accusing me of having large amount of Bitcoin left, he was able to check my balance on Bitcoin explorer, now he knows how much I have left and he won't shut up about it.

This is the reason why I always avoid making transaction with people around me or those who are familiar with me, because any slightest mistake sometimes you might not even offend them in any way but you will be surprise to see them talking about your investment habit outside. And this happens as a result of jealousy maybe he doesn't have up to that amount of bitcoin in his portfolio, but I must warn you that you need to be very careful with him because for him to be shutting up about it means that he don't have good intention towards you it could be that his action is too weak which is why he decided to do it that way just   to invite scammers or kidnappers.