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Bitcoin lets ordinary people hold money directly. That is powerful, but it comes with a trade-off: Bitcoin is public by default.
Anyone with an internet connection can inspect Bitcoin transactions, amounts, addresses, and coin history. This website explains what that means, why it matters, and how normal people can reduce unnecessary exposure.
Choose Your Next Step¶
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Basics
Understand why Bitcoin privacy matters for normal people and get a basic understanding of all concepts.
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Privacy Techniques
Learn about techniques such as coin control, CoinJoin, PayJoin, and Stonewall that people use to enhance their on chain privacy.
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Lightning Privacy
People often say lightning solves Bitcoin Privacy, read why this is not the case.
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Fungibility
Learn why privacy protects Bitcoin's cash-like properties.
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Advanced Analysis
Understand Boltzmann entropy, valid interpretations, and link probability matrices — the math behind transaction privacy.
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Real Examples
See how real transactions can be analyzed by anyone with a internet connection and what data they can infer from the public blockchain.
What This Site Is For¶
This site is information for ordinary people who want to understand Bitcoin privacy clearly.
It explains:
- Why financial privacy matters for safety
- What the public Bitcoin ledger reveals
- How identities get linked to addresses
- Why exchange data leaks are dangerous
- What privacy tools are available
- What each tool can and cannot do
- How someone can analyze their own privacy
Special Thanks¶
Special thanks to LaurentMT, creator of the Boltzmann transaction privacy framework, for auditing the Boltzmann entropy explanations and mathematics to ensure their accuracy.
Special thanks to Arkad, co-author of am-i.exposed, for auditing the Boltzmann entropy explanations and mathematics to ensure their accuracy.