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A comment on US Senate Bill S.1241 to Criminalize Concealed Ownership of Bitcoin. Parent comment

Re:US Senate Bill S.1241 to Criminalize Concealed Ownership ... by estroz on Saturday December 02, 2017 @07:12PM (#15835147)
Bitcoin was not and never will be anonymous if a user converts to fiat. There is always a way to trace a transaction through the blockchain, and from there to a fiat-Bitcoin exchange where you have an account tied to your bank.
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Re:US Senate Bill S.1241 to Criminalize Concealed Ownership ... by mercer on Sunday December 03, 2017 @12:34PM (#15838505)
I suppose the more anonymous option would be to 'buy' mining or use something like localbitcoins? You could still get caught, of course, but it'd be a lot more difficult.
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