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0 pointsdsacco8y ago0 comments

In practice? The odds are pretty likely. Most people have poor opsec, and you can uniquely identify anyone with fewer than 33 bits of data.

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ebcode8y ago

And yet Satoshi Nakamoto still has not been doxxed.

dsaccoOP8y ago

I said "likely", not "certainly." Satoshi Nakamoto is the exception that proves the rule; part of his infamy is precisely due to the fact that he has not yet identified, which is extraordinary.

olegkikin8y ago

Let's test your claim. Here's a transaction between many addresses. How many can you identify?

https://blockchain.info/tx/5e3f8e728e7a9c14231806de537ae6177...

VMG8y ago

Let's make it easier: how many of the transactions in the most recent block (as of writing) can be tied to individuals?

https://blockchain.info/block/0000000000000000005d8e91c8b1b3...

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