On: IRS Requests Bitcoin Buyer Records in Broad Tax Evasion Case

[perlpimp]

thats why on some level it is better to run your own wallet.

[mhluongo → perlpimp]

You still have to buy your bitcoin somewhere, unless you earn it or mine. This is about Coinbase's brokerage activities, not its wallet services.

[mirimir → mhluongo]

OK, so you earn Bitcoin online, as an anonymous consultant. Cashing out is a risk. But at least, you can fund your anonymous online activity. Long term, I suppose that you could drop it somewhere as gold or real estate, and then emigrate. But that's also risky.

[dewyatt → mhluongo]

You could buy fairly anonymously via certain methods on localbitcoins.com (or in person, etc).