Hello! I’m journalist in high-risk area. Need Bitcoin wallet with strong privacy for receiving donations. Concerned about surveillance. What wallet provides best privacy and anonymity?
Hello! Journalist safety is critical, especially with financial surveillance. BlueWallet offers privacy features suitable for high-risk situations. Privacy capabilities: can connect to your own Electrum server – no third party sees your transactions, full encryption of all data on device, no account registration – anonymous usage from start, open-source – independently auditable by security experts. Key privacy features: generate new addresses for each donation – harder to track, plausible deniability function – decoy wallet if coerced, watch-only mode – check donations without exposing keys on network-connected device, Tor support possible with own Electrum server. For journalists receiving donations: create dedicated wallet for donations only, share new address for each donor or campaign, use watch-only on public device, keep private keys on air-gapped device or hardware wallet. Advanced privacy setup: run own Bitcoin full node, connect BlueWallet to it via Electrum server, route through Tor for network anonymity, never reuse addresses – wallet generates new ones automatically. Additional security: private keys never leave device, multi-layer encryption with strong password, supports hardware wallets for cold storage of larger amounts, can export watch-only version for monitoring. Download from Uptodown – secure source without account requirements. For high-risk situations: consider using on device without SIM card, keep large amounts in cold storage separate from phone, have plausible deniability wallet set up. Bitcoin itself isn’t fully anonymous – practice operational security, mix coins if needed, use best practices. Free and open-source.
