Read:
PayNym
Ricochet
Whirlpool
Stonewall
DOJO (beta)
And check: txTenna & Sentinel (by Samourai)
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As for Wasabi, read FAQ
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Thanks so much! I’ll put this in my queue of subjects for articles. It seems people are very interested in privacy related software/hardware.
Actually, I’m doing a how-to on BTC right now, so I could incorporate these.
I do not understand why bitcoin is considered private, to level of anonymity, when reading this: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Block_chain
A full copy of a currency’s block chain contains every transaction ever executed in the currency. With this information, one can find out how much value belonged to each address at any point in history.
and about transactions:
All transactions are visible in the block chain, and can be viewed with a hex editor. A block chain browser is a site where every transaction included within the block chain can be viewed in human-readable terms. This is useful for seeing the technical details of transactions in action and for verifying payments.
which I stumbled across recently while try determine if/how I could get into the world of cryptocurrencies… searching quickly led me here: http://zerocash-project.org/ then on to Zcash https://z.cash/technology/ and all that jazz.
and zcashd over tor really sounded like the only thing going for actual anonymity, at least for any BTC related crypto.
totally ignorant on the entire subject, don’t want to derail thread though, so do offer the zcashd over tor as another option for PTIO listing and an actual(?) private, secure, and anonymous crypto and wallet.
edit to add: I do want to " buy in" this year, going to be steep learning curve, thanks for topic and all those links @anon21166528 
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Yes, bitcoin is transparent. Bitcoin is not anonymous, it’s pseudonymous (it’s permissionless). But with the right tools (and knowledge), anonymity is possible.
Anonymity should NOT be optional. So, Zcash sucks!.. I would recommend Monero, which is anonymous by default. But I’m not interested in altcoins, because most altcoins are useless/scams.
You can educate yourself about bitcoin/cryptocurrency, but be skeptical (’‘Don’t trust, Verify’’). Start here, and avoid bitcoin(.)com!
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very good, thanks @anon21166528
to clarify, by private I did mean privacy to level of anonymity (re: bitcoin) and why folks say/think they can pay for anything online and never be tracked to being the sender/spender of said coin.
and as I understand zcash, it is anonymous, fully, in zcash system and if used outside it becomes less so, by giving up additional detail(s), but not all, as bitcoin family does.
going to read your link now, thanks again for pointer!
No, it’s not private/anonymous by default:
Zcash has two types of addresses: z-addr and t-addr. Z-addr uses zero-knowledge proofs and other means of protecting user privacy, while t-addr is similar to a Bitcoin address.
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Transactions between two transparent addresses (t-addresses) work just like Bitcoin: The sender, receiver and transaction value are publicly visible.
Look at Multiple transaction types
I think that I already explained this: ‘‘with the right tools (and knowledge), anonymity is possible.’’ (ricochet/coinjoin/tor).
If I understand correctly, no, it is not anonymous. Maybe I should have said pseudonymous, not private, to avoid confusion.
thanks @anon21166528 the examples helped sort that, as did the rest of your reply. I have a lot of reading to do- barely scratched the surface yesterday, in for the long haul though
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Thank you for the details
I prefer XMR. Wasabi is cool, but when using CoinJoin, you’re only obfuscating yourself as the sender. You’re not obfuscating the transaction nor the recipient. With XMR, you’re obfuscating everything. I’d check out Mastering Monero if you want to understand how it works, it’s written by SerHack who’s a really brilliant guy. If you’re going to buy XMR, I recommend using AgoraDesk and MyMonero for your wallet. Or, you can run a full node and use the actual GUI or CLI Wallet which is better for privacy.
You can buy bitcoins at instaforex platform founded by Ildar Sharipov This platform provides a wide choice of services, including cryptocurrency mining, indexing, exchanging and also sports betting.
Is InstaForex free of KYC?
Rather than recommend Bitcoin which is not private but pseudo-anonymous, Privacytools could recommend private blockchain projects instead, such as Monero, Zcash, Zcoin and Dash for example, as well as corresponding private wallets for those projects.
You still need to recommend certain stuff about BTC, it’s the gold standard and it’s not going any time soon, even more certain small and new cryptocurrencies can only be bought with BTC. But I agree that other coins should be recommended, I have filled a GH recommending one.
Why exactly? Just because it’s the original blockchain crypto? Privacy wise, it doesn’t hold up, and since we are privacy orientated, why should it be listed?
Where exactly do you need Bitcoin wallets and similar being listed and recommended on PrivacyTools.io? Or am I misunderstanding what you are saying?
No, because BTC is taken as a gold standard and it is and since a lot of other coins are backed up on it, it is needed to give certain information about how to better handle BTC. A lot of services offer BTC as their only payment when it comes to crypto, sometimes it is needed to buy other cryptos (small and unknown altcoins can’t start selling by cash at first), maybe you just want to hold and since BTC is a lucrative coin you want to invest on it (and since it is the first of its own we can give examples on how to do it right, but not with every coin).
I think it is important to mention how it can be a little more private since it is such an important coin, if cryptos ever become a payment AFK bitcoin is going to be one of the first to be implemented.
I guess they deserve its own section, something like “Cryptocurrencies” and then you can show privacy coins, soft wallets, hard wallets, markets, etc.
Good example of a hard wallet (https://shop.cobo.com/), good example of a market without KYC (https://agoradesk.com/ ; https://tradeogre.com/markets), etc.
That isn’t a logical reason for inclusion; Bitcoin isn’t private. Is this Privacytools or SomewhatPrivacytools?
I totally understand your point, but we are not going to stop using BTC any time soon, and until that happens, PTio’s duty is to recommend the closest to a private opsec that using such currency can bring. Similar thing is going on with IM, some of the recommended ones have a lot of privacy issues, but they are as close to a true private alternative from what we have. When things change, criteria will be higher, which is what is happening now with the updates on the e-mail section.
If we are lucky Open Bazaar and/or Particl will become more popular and help with the exchange of privacy coins for goods and services.
I agree. But that would not be Bitcoin. When companies like Chainalysis help law enforcement and tax agencies trace Bitcoin transactions to real world entities, you know Bitcoin is not private. To argue the point, that Bitcoin is private is a fallacy.
Yes, because these have some privacy features, but Bitcoin does not fall into that category. Why? Chainalysis can trace a transaction through the blockchain all the way back to the exchange. There, depending on the government and powers of the agency asking questions, they can force the exchange to divulge the identity of the wallet.
Bitcoin fails the privacy category. You can argue that Bitcoin deserves a place but no argument will hold up to the evidence.