Request: Make this anonymous?

2 messages Satoshi Nakamoto November 22, 2009 — February 12, 2010

Satoshi Nakamoto November 22, 2009 Source · Permalink

anonguy54:
Request: Make this anonymous?
Posted:Thu 15 of Oct, 2009 (19:58 UTC)

Are there any plans to make this service anonymous?

e.g; Being able to route BitCoin through Tor.

Satoshi Nakamoto February 12, 2010 Source · Permalink

True, sending by IP through Tor trades one problem for another. The Tor exit node can see the text of your message and potentially MITM you.

Best to only send to bitcoin addresses then. Payments by bitcoin address are broadcast over the network as part of the normal network traffic. All communications with the network are broadcasts of public information.