Privacy Resources

Sparrow Wallet

The best Bitcoin wallet for privacy. Full coin control, UTXO labeling, built-in CoinJoin (Whirlpool), and native Tor support. The top recommendation for privacy-conscious self-custody.

Wasabi Wallet

Desktop wallet with WabiSabi CoinJoin — a trustless protocol that breaks transaction graph linkability. All traffic routes through Tor by default. Open-source, self-custodial.

JoinMarket

The most decentralized CoinJoin option — no central coordinator. A market of makers and takers that earns fees for providing liquidity. Ideal for advanced users.

Silent Payments

BIP 352 — a static address format that generates a unique on-chain address per sender. Eliminates address reuse without coordination. Growing wallet support in 2025.

Bisq

Fully decentralized P2P Bitcoin exchange. No sign-up, no KYC, Tor-native. The gold standard for acquiring Bitcoin without identity disclosure.

RoboSats

Lightning-native P2P trading. No account — each trade uses a disposable robot avatar. Tor-accessible and fully non-custodial.

Peach Bitcoin

Mobile-first P2P Bitcoin trading with no mandatory KYC. Face-to-face and online trades. Good for beginners taking their first no-KYC steps.

Ashigaru

Open-source, self-custodial Bitcoin wallet focused on privacy. Runs Whirlpool CoinJoin, routes all traffic through Tor, and offers encrypted key recovery. A community-maintained successor to Samourai's privacy features.

Am I Exposed?

Check whether your Bitcoin addresses appear in chain analysis databases. A quick first step to understanding your on-chain privacy posture.

Lopp Privacy Resources

Jameson Lopp's comprehensive curated list of Bitcoin privacy tools, guides, and research. The most thorough single reference on the subject.

Bitcoin Optech — Privacy Topics

Technical deep-dives on CoinJoin, Silent Payments, PayJoin, onion routing, and more. Essential reading for understanding the protocol-level privacy landscape.

Privacy Guides

The community-maintained gold standard for privacy tool recommendations — browsers, VPNs, email, messaging, password managers, and more. Rigorously vetted.

Brave Browser

Privacy-respecting browser with built-in ad and tracker blocking, fingerprint protection, and a Tor private window mode. No configuration required.

Brave Search

Independent search engine with its own index — no Google or Bing under the hood. No tracking, no filter bubble, no search history sold.

Mullvad VPN

The most privacy-respecting VPN. Accepts cash and Bitcoin (including Lightning), no email required to sign up, no usage logs. Based in Sweden.

Proton

Swiss-based encrypted email, VPN, calendar, drive, and password manager. End-to-end encrypted by default. The easiest upgrade from a Google account.

Signal

The standard for encrypted messaging. End-to-end encrypted by default, minimal metadata collection, open-source. Recommended by security experts worldwide.

Bitwarden

Open-source password manager. Self-host or use their cloud. Strong encryption, cross-platform, free tier covers most needs. Stop reusing passwords.

GrapheneOS

The most hardened Android privacy OS. Dramatically reduces attack surface and data leakage compared to stock Android. Runs on Google Pixel hardware.

BitcoinPrivacy.Wiki

The best single-site Bitcoin privacy reference. Covers threat modeling, CoinJoin, UTXO management, Lightning privacy, Silent Payments, and advanced techniques.

Seth For Privacy

Practical, accessible guides on Bitcoin and web privacy from a privacy-first perspective. Great starting point — read 'Privacy First Steps' before anything else.

Bitcoiner.guide — Privacy

Step-by-step walkthroughs for improving Bitcoin privacy: CoinJoin, running a node, no-KYC acquisition, and more. Beginner-friendly format.

EFF Surveillance Self-Defense

The EFF's practical guide to defending against surveillance. Covers threat modeling, device security, Tor, Signal, and scenario-specific guides for activists and journalists.

Opt Out Podcast

Seth For Privacy's podcast on privacy tools, data sovereignty, and living free from surveillance capitalism. Interviews with privacy researchers and developers.

Bitcoin Wiki — Privacy

Technical reference on Bitcoin privacy mechanics: address reuse, common-input heuristics, change detection, CoinJoin variants, PayJoin, and network-level privacy.