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by kmonsen 2632 days ago
Bitcoin has very little anonymity as well BTW. Probably less than credit cards.
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Sure. And that's why people who want anonymous Bitcoin use mixing services. Such as Bitcoin Fog:[0]

> In December 2013 the site was used to launder a part of the 96,000 BTC from the robbery of Sheep Marketplace.

> In February 2015, a total of 7,170 bitcoin was stolen from the Chinese exchange Bter.com and traced back to cryptocurrency-tumblers like Bitcoin Fog.

0) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin_Fog

Many VPN services also accept cash.