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A 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin's anonymity

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Re: A 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin's anonymity

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Post by nabla9 »

Is there short term for the following phenomenon?

Articles for the general public create a false impression. This false impression becomes pervasive in public discussion. Later some events make it self-evident that it is not true. New articles come busting this myth and giving the impression that those who relied on technology believed it.

Re: A 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin's anonymity

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Post by csixty4 »

nabla9 wrote: post #2

Is there short term for the following phenomenon? Articles for the general public create a false impression. This false impression becomes pervasive in public discussion. Later some events make it self-evident that it is not true. New articles come busting this myth and giving the impression that those who relied on technology believed it.

I think it's called Nabla9's Observation?

Re: A 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin's anonymity

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Post by gfdgdf »

csixty4 wrote: post #5
nabla9 wrote: post #2

Is there short term for the following phenomenon? Articles for the general public create a false impression. This false impression becomes pervasive in public discussion. Later some events make it self-evident that it is not true. New articles come busting this myth and giving the impression that those who relied on technology believed it.

I think it's called Nabla9's Observation?

Good, you've leveled up. Now explain, why would someone include an adult's age in the title.

Re: A 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin's anonymity

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Post by gear54rus »

toenail wrote: post #6

> Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable. Yeah, criminals may not be the smartest bunch. Everybody who understands how the bitcoin blockchain works knows transactions can be traced.

Not with Monero or mixers. There's thankfully still a few ways to avoid government overreach when dealing with money.

Re: A 27-year-old busted the myth of Bitcoin's anonymity

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Post by toenail »

gear54rus wrote: post #9
toenail wrote: post #6

> Once, drug dealers and money launderers saw cryptocurrency as perfectly untraceable. Yeah, criminals may not be the smartest bunch. Everybody who understands how the bitcoin blockchain works knows transactions can be traced.

Not with Monero or mixers. There's thankfully still a few ways to avoid government overreach when dealing with money.

Of course, on an article about bitcoin, and a comment specifically about bitcoin, somebody has to spam monero.
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