Comments on: Why exactly reusing Bitcoin addresses strengthens Bitcoin user anonimity http://trilema.com/2014/why-exactly-reusing-bitcoin-addresses-strengthens-bitcoin-user-anonimity/ Moving targets for a fast crowd. Thu, 14 May 2026 01:37:11 +0000 http://polimedia.us hourly 1 By: La Serenissima and personal sovereignty on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. http://trilema.com/2014/why-exactly-reusing-bitcoin-addresses-strengthens-bitcoin-user-anonimity/#comment-140340 La Serenissima and personal sovereignty on Trilema - A blog by Mircea Popescu. Tue, 07 Jan 2020 12:36:08 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54318#comment-140340 [...] topic. See pretty much all the derpage coming out of the Power Rangers proposing, see Why exactly reusing Bitcoin addresses strengthens Bitcoin user anonimity and , How to process Bitcoin payments cheaply and easily, The discreet escort, or how Bitcoin makes [...] [...] topic. See pretty much all the derpage coming out of the Power Rangers proposing, see Why exactly reusing Bitcoin addresses strengthens Bitcoin user anonimity and , How to process Bitcoin payments cheaply and easily, The discreet escort, or how Bitcoin makes [...]

]]> By: Mircea Popescu http://trilema.com/2014/why-exactly-reusing-bitcoin-addresses-strengthens-bitcoin-user-anonimity/#comment-99618 Mircea Popescu Wed, 07 May 2014 12:52:50 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54318#comment-99618 You mean <a href=http://trilema.com/2013/whore-strat/ >Whore strat</a> or <a href=http://trilema.com/2014/the-discreet-escort-or-how-bitcoin-makes-prostitution-unprosecutable/ >The discreet escort, or how Bitcoin makes prostitution unprosecutable</a> ? Anyway, yes, the principle of a service reusing addresses strengthens the anonimity of the users at the expense of fixing the service in place. Obviously if the discreet escort keeps always using the same address, it'll be the case that after the 5th failed bust on the same nominal address she may end up in trouble. But, here's the complex part : contrary to what our intuition shows us, it'd seem that, perversely, the discreet escort is actually the client in this relationship! At least Bitcoin seems to indicate so. Whoever is paying her would be the service. You mean Whore strat or The discreet escort, or how Bitcoin makes prostitution unprosecutable ?

Anyway, yes, the principle of a service reusing addresses strengthens the anonimity of the users at the expense of fixing the service in place. Obviously if the discreet escort keeps always using the same address, it'll be the case that after the 5th failed bust on the same nominal address she may end up in trouble. But, here's the complex part : contrary to what our intuition shows us, it'd seem that, perversely, the discreet escort is actually the client in this relationship! At least Bitcoin seems to indicate so. Whoever is paying her would be the service.

]]> By: jurov http://trilema.com/2014/why-exactly-reusing-bitcoin-addresses-strengthens-bitcoin-user-anonimity/#comment-99615 jurov Wed, 07 May 2014 12:34:30 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54318#comment-99615 There was an article or tweet of yours where you expounded about bitcoin-taking whore or her clients to be able to deny anything happened at all but i can't find it...or just my misrepresentation again :/ There was an article or tweet of yours where you expounded about bitcoin-taking whore or her clients to be able to deny anything happened at all but i can't find it...or just my misrepresentation again :/

]]> By: Mircea Popescu http://trilema.com/2014/why-exactly-reusing-bitcoin-addresses-strengthens-bitcoin-user-anonimity/#comment-99613 Mircea Popescu Wed, 07 May 2014 11:32:45 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54318#comment-99613 You can in principle mix balances if you wish, through the periodic sweeping transaction. In many cases this will happen automatically as funds are moved into cold wallet, and so in that sense his argument still holds some water, even if he didn't actually present it that way. All you need is to reuse addresses, the rest happens "by itself". Not sure what you mean by "harder to deny", but afaik Bitcoin offers a strong nonrepudiation guarantee as part and parcel of what makes it so great. There's no denyin' anything. You can in principle mix balances if you wish, through the periodic sweeping transaction. In many cases this will happen automatically as funds are moved into cold wallet, and so in that sense his argument still holds some water, even if he didn't actually present it that way. All you need is to reuse addresses, the rest happens "by itself".

Not sure what you mean by "harder to deny", but afaik Bitcoin offers a strong nonrepudiation guarantee as part and parcel of what makes it so great. There's no denyin' anything.

]]> By: jurov http://trilema.com/2014/why-exactly-reusing-bitcoin-addresses-strengthens-bitcoin-user-anonimity/#comment-99612 jurov Wed, 07 May 2014 10:25:33 +0000 http://trilema.com/?p=54318#comment-99612 (sorry , it got accidentally) ..some mixing of balances as pete implied. And in case of global reused address like MPEx, it's easier to learn about other users, which may make transaction harder to deny. (sorry , it got accidentally)
..some mixing of balances as pete implied. And in case of global reused address like MPEx, it's easier to learn about other users, which may make transaction harder to deny.

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