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Why is the ledger public?

To me, banking is not a public thing. I don't want people to know what's in my bank account at what time, or who I sent money to. I know that I can make a new address for each transaction, as addresses are 'free'. But this isn't the case for say, a…
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Is there a way to blacklist or track ransomware bitcoin addresses?

Bitcoin ransoms seem to be on the rise. Do exchanges or some organization attempt to put comprehensive lists or tracking of bitcoin addresses used for nefarious purposes that are available to the public?
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Understanding IP address tracing via Bitcoin Transaction

I recently met a person who helped police track the IP address of a Bitcoin transaction. I wanted to learn more about it but he didn't have time to discuss about this topic in the meet. I am curious in understanding how cryptocurrency transactions…
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Is there a way to link a bitcoin user's transaction to entering a lightning network channel?

Since lightning channels are offchain. When you send bitcoins to a lightning network node or wallet. Is there a way for companies like chainalysis to see if your on the lightning network? And then from there track your coin movements there?
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Is it possible to track physical objects on a blockchain?

I am currently working on a project for school in which we have to come up with a product. I won't go into the mechanics of my product but essentially what my group has come up with is using tracking devices to track any object through a…
TheStandardModel
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What are "tagged" Bitcoins?

I was reading about the Sheep Marketplace: Victims of the theft have attempted to identify the thief by sending "tagged" bitcoins to his accounts, using the public nature of bitcoin transactions to follow these moneys through the "blockchain"…
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Anyway I can track the guy behind the bitcoin address?

I have just got a mail from someone called Mike Demarinis blackmailing me to ask me to send him money. I know it's a joke, because i have got various passwords for different things. The guy simply don't know me. But is there anyway that i can track…
Hoy Cheung
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Where does Coinify get its Bitcoins, and can I track their exchange rate somewhere?

I have not found anything in their FAQ. As I understand, you can buy BTC from BTC exchanges, a place where buyers and sellers meet and agree on some price. If I buy BTC through Coinify, where do they get them? They only list a BTC price on their…
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Multi input transaction heuristic

I was revising for my upcoming exam and came across this slide, which I don't completely understand as I find it a bit confusing. Can someone please explain what the lecturer was trying to point out? I'm still new to the whole topic and I appreciate…
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Trace Bitcoin Fund Flows When There Are Multiple Input and Output Addresses

I'm trying to analyze transaction data and wondering if there's a way to tell how much was transferred from one wallet address to another when there are multiple inputs and outputs for one transaction. For example, the transaction data looks like…
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Is it possible to assign a single "from" and a single "to" address to Bitcoin transactions?

I am working on a project where we need to get the "from" and "to" address for every transaction across a number of cryptocurrencies. In account-based currencies, this is pretty straightforward, but in UTXO-based it's not. Are there known algorithms…
Mike M
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My Bitcoin transaction timed out on CoinGate but payment/BC disappeared and merchant denies receiving it...how can I track it down?

So I sent a payment from my Blockchain wallet to a merchant late one night last week and found out in the morning it had "timed out" but the BC was gone and there was no option for a refund. Naturally, I assumed the merchant had claimed the BC…
Suanne Skidd
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Can't understand specific problem of Bitcoin anonymity

There is an problem shown in bitcoinwiki: Someone runs both a money exchanger and a site meant to trap people. When Mr. Doe buys from the exchanger and uses those same coins to buy something from the trap site, the attacker can prove that…
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Are there any services that can reasonably guess what IP address a transaction originated from?

Are there any services/agencies running a large number of nodes so that they can guess the IP address of a transaction's origin? I guess they would need to run tens of thousands of nodes. However it'll be useful in tracing stolen coins. Surely…
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How can I confirm to whom the bitcoin address I sent a payment too?

Where can I find out what company is associated to the address I sent a payment too?
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