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. Mi

   email me if you want to purchase anonymously
   cryptocap at gmail dot com

   13 years ago
2. jerry lewsi

   I am currently selling bitcoins at discount prices, as i am going out of business, and am trying to cash out on all my bitcoins ive earned. I have 100+ bitcoins. right now I am selling them for 125/BTC. The value right now according to Mt.Gox, is 160.59/BTC. I accept western union moneygram, or money transfer. If you are insterested in purchasing some btc, please get ahold of me at [email protected]

   13 years ago
3. jerrylewsi

   I am currently selling bitcoins at discount prices, as i am going out of business, and am trying to cash out on all my bitcoins ive earned. I have 100+ bitcoins. right now I am selling them for 125/BTC. The value right now according to Mt.Gox, is 160.59/BTC. I accept western union moneygram, or money transfer. If you are insterested in purchasing some btc, please get ahold of me at [email protected]

   13 years ago
4. bp

   since when was email truly anonymous?

   13 years ago
   1. Infamous21

      Yeah email is only anonymous if you create an email account using tor because tor hides your ip address

      13 years ago
5. Infamous21

   That is only for Australia everyone else can’t use that

   13 years ago