Is it possible to broadcast a transaction to the network without revealing my personal IP address? My first guess is to connect bitcoind over Tor with proxy=127.0.0.1:9050. Is it the good way to do it or do I have other options?
Thanks.
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1possible duplicate of How can one remain relatively anonymous while using Bitcoin?– Chris MooreCommented Feb 20, 2012 at 19:44
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bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/52/659 has some useful information about anonymity too.– Chris MooreCommented Feb 20, 2012 at 19:47
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If I want to connect over Tor the client will not be able to discover new peers by itself. Should I use a list of peers with .onion addresses. I saw some info here. en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes Can anyone who use bitcoind over Tor guide me on how to do it right?– dunandCommented Feb 20, 2012 at 20:40
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Someone needs to set up a web server that accepts bitcoin transactions for submission. Then you could just use Tor to submit the transaction by HTTP.– David SchwartzCommented Feb 21, 2012 at 8:00
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Here is the solution I found to broadcast transaction on the bitcoin network without revealing your IP: connect bitcoind over the Tor network. Here is my guide.
Edit your torrc file to add .onion bitcoin nodes:
mapaddress 192.0.2.2 ijzt2eeizty3p5xe.onion
mapaddress 192.0.2.3 j43z65b6r2usg3vk.onion
mapaddress 192.0.2.4 pvuif6nonbhj3o3r.onion
Start Tor
Edit .bitcoin/bitcoin.conf to connect bitcoind over the Tor network. Add:
proxy=127.0.0.1:9050
connect=192.0.2.2
connect=192.0.2.3
connect=192.0.2.4
When Tor is started (green onion) you can launch bitcoind.
More infos
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50547.0;all
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But and what about this? cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-tor-may-good-idea– FelipeCommented Mar 4, 2015 at 19:33