Bitcoin is known for its anonymity. While tracking the owner of an address can be tricky and tedious, it can still be done. So how to find out who owns a Bitcoin wallet? If you do not know yet, let’s take a look at the article below.
Can Bitcoin addresses be tracked and traced?
According to Bitcoin: "All Bitcoin transactions are public, traceable, and permanently stored on the Bitcoin network."
So essentially, yes, there is readily accessible data at any given address. A Bitcoin address is a series of letters and numbers unique to its wallet, with readily available information including:
1. Wallet balance
2. Transaction history includes:
3. Amount of cryptocurrency sent
4. Sender's address
5. Receiver's address
6. Transfer date
7. Fee
8. Confirmation times
What is not provided is the actual owner of the address. Spotting the owner is a complex task, but certainly not impossible with some strategy and determination.
How to find out who owns a Bitcoin wallet?
Since there is no address registration, you must implement creative strategies and "think outside the blockchain" to discover address owners.
Search for publicly available personal information online:
This strategy is probably the most obvious of all, but it still requires time and effort on your part to perform the research. Look for personal info giveaways in these situations:
- Solicit donations on a personal blog.
- Publish a bitcoin address on a website using your real name as a registered domain name.
- Posting bitcoin addresses in forums makes it easier to trace user identities with a little extra digging if users haven't already used their real identities.
- Use transaction analysis
- Track external purchases
- Tracking IP Addresses
- Search thin client or hosted wallet usage
- Track Bitcoin Transactions
- Track Country Currency Exchange
I hope this article will help you to learn how to find out who owns a Bitcoin wallet. Bitcoin addresses themselves are untraceable because there is no identifying information stored directly on the blockchain. But there are ways to link an individual's identity to the specific wallets they own and the transactions they make.
