How to Buy Bitcoins Anonymously in the US, Instantly

Updated on Aug 4, 2021 by rasengan
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If CISPA or other privacy-busting legislations pass, every detail of our personal lives will be at risk – and you’ll want to buy Bitcoins for safety. Although many of our foundations are rooted in anonymity, everything we see, do and buy may soon be exposed. However, technology always evolves, and anonymity is no exception.

As many already know, Bitcoin is a decentralized, digital currency that can be used like cash. What many people may not already know, however, is that there is no need to hand over all of your information to an exchange to buy bitcoins. It’s already incredibly easy to buy bitcoins anonymously, in less than 10 minutes!

Update: The following is an antiquated method to buy bitcoins anonymously. Currently, the best way to buy bitcoins anonymously is still to use a VPN or Tor and use a service like described by the anonymous member of the Bitcoin community below.

How to Buy Bitcoins Online Anonymously

An anonymous member of the Bitcoin community has contributed these wonderful instructions detailing 6 simple steps to buying Bitcoins with near anonymity in the US.

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Step 1.
Download and install TOR from https://www.torproject.org/
Step 2. 
While using TOR create a Tormail account at http://jhiwjjlqpyawmpjx.onion
Step 3. 
While using TOR, visit http://www.bitinstant.com
Step 4.
Choose the Cash deposit to Bitcoin to email option.
Cash Bank Deposits
Step 5.
Follow the instructions on Bitinstant to make your cash deposit, and have your Bitcoins sent to your new Tormail account.
No ID is needed.
Step 6.
Receive your Bitcoins via email.
And voila.  Now you can use your anonymous e-mail account and anonymous bitcoins to buy goods and services online, truly anonymously.
Here are a few places you can spend Bitcoins:
Private Internet Access – Anonymous VPN Service
MemoryDealers – Transceivers, Cables, and Memory
CoinDL – The iTunes of the Bitcoin economy
BitcoinDeals – The Amazon of the Bitcoin economy

A quick search of the interweb will also display the thousands upon thousands of other shops that accept Bitcoin so you can buy bitcoins then spend them.

Have any other suggestions on how to buy bitcoins, or where to spend bitcoins?  Let us know in the comments!

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97 Comments

  1. Derek newman

    i did this exactly as you have instructed and i went to 3 different locations all of which requires ID to pay. do you think if i use my real info i can still be anonymous since tormail is anonymous or no?

    13 years ago
  2. Patonholidays

    Hey Hi !
     Understanding the concept is easy, but is it possible to purchase solid Bitcoin coins for the collector that we all are. It would add to your idea of  bitcoin and impact on the usage of this new concept. 
    To have in our possession bitcoin coins would accellerate your place in commerce. Coins as a token and not for real currency create a talking point and adds greatly to your favor ! 

    I am interested in your views about this.
    This not to entrap…merely as a thought…
    Otherwise great idea and I watch with great interest…..
    pom

    13 years ago
  3. Eli Kimbro

     I was still willing to go through with my cash deposit for bitcoins even after an inital 3.99% fee from bitinstant then a $3.95 fee from zipzap but could not find one location that accepted. I even went to the selected payment center. All the telephone numbers to the suggested locations aren’t real numbers. I had no hint of success. I will choose a different method and make sure to avoid zipzap, their false advertising, and their lies.

    14 years ago
    1. Jp4120

       in the US, CVS and Walmart all handle as moneygram transactions ….out of the US….don’t know what to tell ya

      13 years ago
  4. Jmp510

    Hi, I dont want to hide anything.
    I just want to buy bitcoins using paypal.
    is there any way of doing that or not.
    please post a reply.

    14 years ago
    1. Infamous21

      Go on ebay and type in bitcoin if you want to buy bitcoin using paypal

      13 years ago
  5. Mitchconnor123

    Shit dont work fool

    14 years ago