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    6 hours ago

    Anonymous / private payments

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      5 hours ago

      The whole point of the blockchain is it for it to be traceable, though. There’s only the illusion of anonymity with crypto

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        4 hours ago

        That’s complete misinformation.

        The point of blockchain is not to be traceable but not alterable or tamperable with unauthorized or false data. A distributed database that can’t easily be faked.

        Some cryptocurrencies, like Monero, achieve high anonymity. While not perfect, good opsec will fix its flaws. Just like anything. That’s not the case with the majority of cryptocurrencies though, but saying anonymity is but an illusion is just false.