Quote from: arajakata on April 16, 2012, 01:39 pmHello everyone, sorry for what I know is a noob question, and hopefully this doesn't incite the boards collective ire, I'm just new to all of this. If I'm purchasing small amounts of bitcoins (like 10-20 at a time), and only really engaging SR for small person things, is it necessary to employ the elaborate procedures to ensure complete anonymity in terms of purchasing the bitcoins? Again, sorry if this is a basic question. I have been reading through the message board, and it seems people are doing elaborate methods of obtaining and transferring bitcoins, but for far larger amounts than I plan on engaging with.Your anonymity isn't effected per se by the size of the transaction although if you do know the exact amount going through the network for a transaction it's easier to spot.If you can link a persons identity to any Bitcoin address you can then follow the passage of coins throughout the network. As such if you use a bank account for instance to buy your initial Bitcoins and the Police were able to seize the records of your Bitcoin exchange provider, in theory they could link you to the purchase.Of course, it would still be necessary to link the coins you sent to a specific seller and prove you received a specific item from them so the risk is quite small. You can minimise that by running your coins through a mixing service, which swaps the Bitcoins you bought for other people's.My favourite mixer is Bitcoinfog. Feel free to repost if you need any more help.V.