As you probably already know, bitcoin is not anonymous (this property was never part of its original design).Bitcoin transactions are chained together in a permanent public record.Analysis of the blockchain may reveal a lot information about your transactions [1] (e.g., recipients of your payments, addresses in your wallet or the balance of your wallet).The following sections contains everything you need to know in order to prevent such kind of blockchain analysis.There are currently three main methods how you can make your transactions more private.The first method is called CoinJoin [2] and is based on 'joining' your transactions with transactions of other users.Most advanced project based on this method is JoinMarket [3].This method is very secure, but unfortunately not fully implemented yet.However, the development process continues and the user base is slowly growing.The second method is called Confidential Transactions [4].In simple terms, this method encrypts amounts in your transactions and helps obfuscate chain of the transactions.

This method is not yet part of bitcoin implementation, but may be implemented in the future.Figure 1: Basic workflow of a Bitcoin Mixing Service The oldest and most often used method is bitcoin mixing (see Figure 1) which works on similar basis as mix network [5].The bitcoin mixer receives bitcoins to input addresses and sends out different amounts from different input address.This method requires trusting the mixer, but is sufficiently secure when used properly.Many of our users mix their bitcons for the first time.Because mixing your bitcoins properly requires to follow some simple rules, we decided to write a manual that will make this operation much easier.The first step is of course to get some bitcoins.Unfortunately, there is no easy way to buy bitcoins fully anonymously (we will solve that problem later).Most of the bitcoin exchanges have Know Your Customer (KYC) policy.That means you have to provide your ID, driver's license or passport before buying some bitcoins.Even when the identity verification is not required your bitcoins will be still linked to your bank account or your face (when buying in person).

Therefore, feel free to chose the service which requires the lowest possible amount of information., since you can buy bitcoins quickly via this service without identity verification in many countries.However, we don't recommend using Tor Browser with this service, because some bitcoin sellers won't sell the bitcoins to you if you are connected via Tor.bitcoin 101 pdf is good service, especially if you prefer wire transfer or buying bitcoins in person.bitcoin poker botUnfortunately, not all debit/credit cards are accepted.bitcoin assignment Ok, let's assume we already have some fresh bitcoins from the bitcoin exchange.kurs bitcoin chartThe second step is to create anonymous wallet.bitcoin next difficulty increase date

We will keep the mixed bitcoins in this wallet and also send anonymous payments from it.The most secure wallet is full bitcoin client (e.g., Bitcoin Core).However, this kind of wallet requires over 80 GB of hard drive space, generates a lot of network traffic and may be complicated for new bitcoin users.If you cannot afford such luxury there is also Electrum wallet.win bitcoin faucetThe Electrum wallet is an SPV client [6].ethereum get public keyIt is also very secure and requires very low amount of space on your hard drive.bitcoin gh/s priceWe will use it as an example in our manual.bitcoin miner hong kongDownload the Electrum wallet from its official website and install it.Download also standalone version of Tor (without Tor Browser) and install it.

You will need it to connect to Electrum servers via Tor anonymity network.The Tor will listen on TCP port 9050 after the installation.There is no need to change the default Tor settings, but don't forget to change the configuration of Electrum - Tools Network (for the proper configuration of network see Figure 2).Figure 3: Tor configuration in Electrum If you run the Electrum for the first time it will challenge you to create a new wallet.Do not create the new wallet before the network is properly configured to use Tor!Give some name to the wallet and continue.Figure 4: Create new anonymous Electrum wallet Select the standard kind of the wallet on the next dialog and continue (see Figure 4).Figure 5: Select type of Electrum wallet Electrum will challenge you to save the wallet generation seed in the next step (see Figure 5).You will need the seed if something bad happens to the wallet, so keep it in safe location and private (the seed on the picture is from empty wallet, so we can make it public, but you should not).

Figure 6: Save the wallet generation seed Great, you are almost done.Switch to Receive tab and create some output addresses for the mixing service.We will use them later to send some bitcoins to the wallet.Optimal number of output addresses is 2-5.Figure 7: Create a few output addresses The last part is mixing the bitcoins. to the anonymous wallet via CoinMixer.se.Open our website in the Tor Browser and click on Participate link.Copy the output addresses from the previous step to the output fields.The sum of the output values makes the overall mixed value.There is also the delay value.The longer delay means that your bitcoins will be mixed with bitcoins of more users (better anonymity, but it takes longer time).We recommend setting different delay for each output.It is possible to set the delay to 0, but it is not recommend because it reveals in which block the outputs are.Figure 8: Create a new participation The next step is simple.Just rewrite the captcha code and click on the continue button (see Figure 8).