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Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Stack Exchange - 5 years ago

Why should I use a Bitcoin Mixer?

Using a mixer helps preserve your financial privacy. The question is: who are you protecting your privacy from? Bitcoin transactions are public record, so anybody can view any historical transaction at their leisure. So when considering your privacy...

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Stack Exchange - 6 years ago

What exactly is a bitcoin?

So I understand how blockchains work[1]. I understand how proof-of-work works[2]. And I understand how they work together. I also understand (or at least I think I do :) how transactions work (A block can contain arbitrary data insi...

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Stack Exchange - 6 years ago

How can Bitcoin be stolen?

Firstly, there is no "each Bitcoin". On a technical level, there is no such an object as "a Bitcoin". Rather it is a ledger of transactions, and the Bitcoin that people own are entries on that ledger. When Bitcoin is stolen, an additional transactio...

Bitcoin News / Bitcoin Stack Exchange - 6 years ago

Bitcoin stolen from Electrum 2.9.3

Easy. Someone has/had remote access to your wallet/files. They don't need access to the computer during the time of a transaction. Example: Send me your wallet and go ahead and secure your computer all you want.... I can simply use your wallet on my...