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. Infamous21

    Bitcoin to email is up now

    13 years ago
  2. Ms. Lou

    They will probably get all your money and disappear with it. Who the hell would deposit all their cash into this? Crazy.

    13 years ago
    1. Guest

      No this service is legit I never heard of anybody getting scammed Using bitinstant

      13 years ago
  3. Infamous21

    The bitcoin to email option is still not up

    13 years ago
  4. jo

    This still workings? LAst post seems to be negative to this working. let me know please..

    13 years ago
  5. Confused

    Re: Buying bitcoins.

    Can someone help clear up a misconception I must be having? I went to the site above (bitinstant) and am confused as to why I’m supposed to put my paypal account in as the ‘pay to.’ If I’m going to pay for bitcoins using cash then wouldn’t I be paying that cash into someone ELSE’S paypal account? Why is it asking for me to pay myself. Obviously this can’t be but if someone could clear up my misunderstanding I would be very appreciative.

    Thanks in advance.

    13 years ago
    1. Infamous21

      The paypal option is to have your cash deposit go into your paypal account don’t select this option. In the pay to screen go to bitcoin address if you want the bitcoins to go to your bitcoin address. Also make sure you sign up for a bitcoin address if you don’t have one.

      13 years ago