Avoiding being scammed in ICO “pump-and-dump” schemes

Re:Avoiding being scammed in ICO “pump-and-dump” schemes by snarf21 on Monday August 28, 2017 @11:13AM (#15117050)

You are paying for privacy. There is no company to sell your buying habits. There is no company the government can demand turn over your purchasing history.

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Re:Avoiding being scammed in ICO “pump-and-dump” schemes by jetti on Monday August 28, 2017 @11:53AM (#15117431)

This all depends on where you are. In the US, you have to provide KYC information to get bitcoins so there will be a wallet tied to your personal identity. From there, you can follow the transactions on the blockchain and see where it leads. It isn't as easy as a subpoena to get information from a single company but it isn't like there is actual privacy either.

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Re:Avoiding being scammed in ICO “pump-and-dump” schemes by sireat on Monday August 28, 2017 @11:55AM (#15117446)

Not counting Monero and a few others, most cryptocurrencies are only pseudo-anonymous.

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