Upcoming Version of Bitcoinj Software Will Use Tor Network
Bitcoin developer Mike Hearn says that an upcoming version of bitcoinj will route all connections via the Tor anonymity network. Bitcoinj is the software behind some of the most popular bitcoin apps and wallets, while Tor is the biggest and most popular anonymity network on the planet. A pseudo-anonymous digital currency and an anonymous network which routes data through several servers sound like a match made in heaven, at least for some users. Hearn claims transactions made using the new version of bitcoinj will be sent through Tor's system of three encrypted hops, bouncing encrypted....
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