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Re:The largest unknown Bitcoin wallet moved nearly $1B for $... by Cthulhu_ on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @10:49AM (#23690582)
We don't know the person though; we know a wallet address. Similar to a bank account number; it's just a number.

I get what you mean, the transaction is public, but that's the point of bitcoin / cryptocurrencies.

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Re:The largest unknown Bitcoin wallet moved nearly $1B for $... by matthewdgreen on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @11:01AM (#23690732)
Publishing the value and timing of specific transactions isn't actually the point of Bitcoin and specific cryptocurrencies, nor is it necessary to preserve the total amount of the currency. Satoshi specifically called the privacy issues in Bitcoin out as a weakness to be improved upon, and several projects inside and outside of Bitcoin have been doing this.
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