Module 4 — Privacy on Bitcoin

Privacy on Bitcoin

Understand and master the principles of privacy protection when using Bitcoin

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IntermediateBitcoin4h31 chapters

Learning objectives

  • Define the theoretical concepts needed to understand privacy issues
  • Identify and mitigate the risks associated with loss of confidentiality for Bitcoin users
  • Using methods and tools to protect your privacy on Bitcoin
  • Understand chain analysis methods and develop defense strategies

In a world where the confidentiality of financial transactions is gradually becoming a luxury, understanding and mastering the principles of privacy protection when using Bitcoin is essential. This course gives you all the keys, both theoretical and practical, to achieve this autonomously.

Today, many companies specialize in blockchain analysis for Bitcoin. Their core business consists precisely in intruding into your private sphere, in order to compromise the confidentiality of your transactions. In reality, there is no such thing as a "right to privacy" in Bitcoin. It's up to you, the user, to assert your natural rights and protect the confidentiality of your transactions, because nobody else will do it for you.

The course is designed to be comprehensive and general. Each technical concept is covered in detail and supported by explanatory diagrams. The aim is to make the knowledge accessible to all. BTC204 is therefore accessible for beginners and intermediate users. The course also offers added value for more experienced bitcoiners, as we delve deeper into certain technical concepts that are often misunderstood.

Join us to transform your use of Bitcoin and become an informed user, capable of understanding the issues around confidentiality and protecting your privacy.

Chapters

  1. 1. Introduction · Course overview
  2. 2. Definitions and key concepts · Bitcoin's UTXO model
  3. 3. Definitions and key concepts · The structure of Bitcoin transactions
  4. 4. Definitions and key concepts · Bitcoin's privacy model
  5. 5. Understanding and protecting against chain analysis · What is Bitcoin chain analysis?
  6. 6. Understanding and protecting against chain analysis · Transaction patterns
  7. 7. Understanding and protecting against chain analysis · Internal heuristics
  8. 8. Understanding and protecting against chain analysis · External heuristics
  9. 9. Understanding and protecting against chain analysis · Putting it into practice with a block explorer
  10. 10. Mastering best practices to protect your privacy · Address reuse
  11. 11. Mastering best practices to protect your privacy · Labeling and checking UTXOs
  12. 12. Mastering best practices to protect your privacy · KYC and key identification
  13. 13. Mastering best practices to protect your privacy · Sales and acquisition methods
  14. 14. Mastering best practices to protect your privacy · Consolidation, UTXO management, and CIOH
  15. 15. Mastering best practices to protect your privacy · Other best practices
  16. 16. Understanding coinjoin transactions · What's a coinjoin transaction?
  17. 17. Understanding coinjoin transactions · Zerolink and Chaumian coinjoins
  18. 18. Understanding coinjoin transactions · Coinjoin implementations
  19. 19. Understanding coinjoin transactions · How Whirlpool works
  20. 20. Understanding coinjoin transactions · Anonymity sets
  21. 21. Understanding coinjoin transactions · Entropy
  22. 22. Understanding the challenges of other advanced confidentiality techniques · Payjoin transactions
  23. 23. Understanding the challenges of other advanced confidentiality techniques · Payment mini-coinjoin
  24. 24. Understanding the challenges of other advanced confidentiality techniques · The ricochets
  25. 25. Understanding the challenges of other advanced confidentiality techniques · Secret transfers of ownership
  26. 26. Understanding the challenges of other advanced confidentiality techniques · Privacy on the P2P network
  27. 27. Understanding the challenges of other advanced confidentiality techniques · BIP47 and reusable payment codes
  28. 28. Understanding the challenges of other advanced confidentiality techniques · Silent Payments
  29. 29. Final Section · Reviews & Ratings
  30. 30. Final Section · Final examination
  31. 31. Final Section · Conclusion