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Skepticism over cryptocurrency payment privacy claims

4 Sep 22 9:50 PM · 1d ago · 2 comments · 1 source · development 4 of 5

MassPikeMike raised concerns that Obscura's marketing of Bitcoin Lightning and Monero as privacy-superior to credit cards is outdated, noting that chain analysis firms can now associate cryptocurrency addresses to individuals with high accuracy.

“No-KYC cryptocurrency is largely a thing of the past, and outfits like Chainanalysis can associate a Lightning or Monero address to a human with near-perfect accuracy.”

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