How to Buy Bitcoins Anonymously in the US, Instantly

Updated on Aug 4, 2021 by rasengan

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.

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!

97 Comments

1. Jp4120

   using cash to buy bitcoins via moneygram at retail stores.
   – CVS – using red phone they ask for name, addr, phone #, CVS asks for ID when you make the payment….after all that CVS didn’t work they have had trouble with moneygram last 2 weeks.
   -Walmart – no red phone, you fill out another blue paper, with name, addr, phone, then they enter it and give you a reciept…she didn’t ask for ID but she may have forget.
   not a big deal I guess but not completely anonymous as advertised….

   13 years ago
2. Michald490

   Xmlgold company offering you e-currency exchange around the globe. Our e-currency exchange services includes buy bitcoins, sell bitcoins, exchange webmoney and exchange bitcoins. 

   13 years ago
3. bleh

   WTF it wont send me the fucking email

   13 years ago
4. Anonymous Coward

   I tried this, but when I got to CVS, they wanted me to use a red phone to talk to people who wouldn’t let me pay unless I gave my personal information.  Did I do something wrong?

   13 years ago
   1. Jp4120

       no the article contains bs, I ran into the same thing…..

      13 years ago
      1. Jeremy

         That’s what happens when you try to buy bullshit, you get bullshit.

         11 years ago
5. Swim567

   this is far from anonymous! you have to supply moneygram, this is the money transfer company that bitinstant uses, with your name -address – tel # -and social security number.  TRY AGAIN ANDREW

   13 years ago