Cryptocurrency’s Myth of Anonymity

 

Cryptocurrency’s Myth of Anonymity

Lauren Goode: Oh, when I buy something with cryptocurrency, like when I go up to my morning coffee shop and I open my MetaMask and I'm like, “Hey, do you guys take BTC or ETH or GoodCoin?”

Michael Calore: Yes.

Lauren Goode: No, I don't do any of that, and I really haven't thought too much about the anonymous prospects of this, although I know that's a big part of cryptocurrency, right?

Michael Calore: It is. The prevailing thought is that, if you use it, people wouldn't really know what you're buying or how much you spent or that you even participated in a transaction in the first place, but that is actually kind of a myth.

Lauren Goode: Interesting.

Michael Calore: Yes. Do you want to hear more about it?

Lauren Goode: I definitely do.

Michael Calore: Then let's bring on our guest.

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