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ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 day agoThey would not, but you would not be anonymous this way. You get problems when:
- The crypto you received is through a shady source (it could be any individual which pays you with dirty coins)
- You engaged in pro-privacy activity, which links you with illegal activity, like coin mixers to blur the origin and destination of crypto
- You received more crypto than you bought
Some countries straight up force you to declare every transaction you make with crypto, which isn’t doable for most people and puts them in illegality
hisao@ani.social 1 day ago
You don’t have to send crypto directly to websites. You can send it to your external wallet (outside of any platform), and spend from there. And no one’s ever going to be able to prove that wallet belongs to you.
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 day ago
It’s basically the same as directly sending
The exchange will know what you spend crypto on
hisao@ani.social 1 day ago
No, they don’t know who that wallet belongs to and even though they may hypothesize its yours they don’t have any way to prove it. Moreover, anyone, including sellers can use unlimited amount of wallets and register them at rate 1000x faster than even the advanced CIA group would be able to tie even a single address to a particular person/company. So if Steam operated in crypto, it would take days/weeks of some of the most advanced feds in the world to try to prove that you bought something from Steam using your crypto. And they might even fail at that if you or Steam’s wallet are handled carefully, and they wouldn’t even know what exactly you bought.
ipitco@lemmybefree.net 1 day ago
Following crypto trails is easy when there’s only one destination…
You’re putting too much trust in the system. If there’s a doubt you will be asked to clear it, they won’t do it for you