Hi,
In short, since the crackdown on fiat-to-monero started, the only way to get monero that I could figure out was:
- Purchase Bitcoin using fiat.
- Purchase Monero using Bitcoin.
- Change Monero back to Bitcoin.
- Pay using Bitcoin for services that don’t accept Monero.
Could someone tell me if doing step 2 and 3 still ensures my privacy, or is it pointless? I don’t see any other way to use Monero for payments which don’t accept Monero.
Thanks.
I read about the guy, crosslinking here: https://monero.town/post/2251 I don’t think there’s evidence that his client list is with the feds, only speculation in the thread. Thread includes a good debate on opsec with localmonero etc. worth looking though.
Thanks, I hope this is at best, an isolated incident.
When you mail someone a money order/cash, do they get your details too? Or just your localmonero username (which I assume most of us utilise TOR to access)?