Private cryptocurrencies
Bitcoin privacy rating
Decentralized cryptocurrency and payment network. Every transaction, address and amount is recorded on a public blockchain, so payments are pseudonymous rather than private.
Summary
Bitcoin scores 100 out of 100 (grade A) on the private cryptocurrencies criteria. It meets 4 of 4 criteria: open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales and independent audit.
Score 100 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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Yes
Open source Weight 3 of 3
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
The reference implementation, Bitcoin Core, is MIT licensed.
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Yes
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The bitcoin.org privacy policy describes only server logs with shortened IP addresses and a consent cookie, and Bitcoin Core contains no telemetry.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Open protocol and software maintained by an open source developer community, with no ads.
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Yes
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Quarkslab published a full security audit of Bitcoin Core, arranged by OSTIF.