Enhancing Anonymity
Difficulty: Easy
Simplified:
Check Privacy Analytics: Before moving funds from your Private Address.
Withdrawal Amounts: Be strategic with your Private Address withdrawal amounts.
Important: Use the tokens that you know are popular (by checking the Privacy Analytics page).
Privacy Analytics Viewing
This tool is essential for determining the best times to move your tokens. You can view the Privacy Analytics by selecting it at the top of the screen. This feature allows you to view the recent tokens coming into the privacy pool and all of the tokens coming out of it, along with seeing the total quantity of tokens within the pool for each token.
Good Usage of the Viewer: For example, if you deposited 50 MATIC into your Private Address and there have been 8 deposits into private addresses in total within the last 24 hours totalling 300 MATIC, while there are also 60,000 MATIC in the entire pool collectively, withdrawing 30 MATIC an hour after depositing would blend your transaction into anonymity, keeping you smart and private (even better privacy if you waited longer than that, but this would be sufficient for many users who arenât moving huge sums).
Poor Usage of the Viewer: Conversely, if you deposited 50 MATIC under the same conditions as previously mentioned and then withdrew all 50 MATIC an hour later, observers might assume the 50 MATIC you anonymised earlier are linked to the 50 MATIC withdrawn from your private address an hour later, compromising your anonymity. Additionally, withdrawing a unique amount that matches your deposit (e.g., depositing 212.237 MATIC and withdrawing 212.237 MATIC after a few days) could also lead to people observing the block explorer to assume that these two transactions are linked, although the average recipient likely wouldnât be tracking block explorer activity that closely and theyâd be left with only assumption material (which we would rather avoid).
For optimal privacy: Once your funds are in your Private Address, consider waiting several days, weeks, or maybe even longer if thereâs no rush before withdrawing. The more activity in the pool between your deposit and your withdrawal, the better; same for overall activity before you interacted with it too. Withdrawing in chunks can also be useful, but itâs not essential. You can still keep your anonymity while withdrawing hours after you deposited if youâre smart with the timing, token choice, and quantity.
Additionally, when you view the viewer and expand a tokenâs activity, you'll notice a link to the block explorer where you can view a deeper history of the activity for that token within the privacy pool.
To clarify, your private address has a hidden token balance to outside viewers.
Common Withdrawal Amounts
We offer you the flexibility to withdraw your tokens in any quantity you choose, but we also let you customise the amounts input box to accept "common quantities" only.
To view the common amounts, open the settings modal by clicking the wrench in the top right corner, then â "Sending from private address" â "Amount input box".
Keep in mind that âmost commonâ doesnât mean everyone withdraws these exact amounts, though many withdrawals will be similarâmaking these values useful as a reference.
Extra Info
You can delink your identity from their origins quickly if youâre smart and read this whole page; otherwise, it's highly advised that you wait a few days or maybe even weeks if youâre moving extra-large sums of cryptocurrency.
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