[1]https://mises.org/wire/government-wants-your-crypto-data-and-lots-it

The Government Wants Your Crypto Data. And Lots of It.

   [2]10 COMMENTS

   TAGS [3]Big Government[4]Bitcoin[5]The Police State
   07/29/2020[6]Allan Stevo

   The Venezuelan government recently announced that its Administrative
   Service for Identification, Migration and Foreigners (SAIME) is [7]now
   accepting bitcoin as a payment method for passports.

   The problem with that is that bitcoin is not anonymous but
   pseudonymous.

   To interact with any government using bitcoin is to reveal to them the
   wallet you are paying from. The blockchain is public. When commentators
   like [8]Caitlin Johnstone and [9]Stefan Molyneux or organizations such
   as the [10]Mises Institute or [11]TOR Foundation ask for bitcoin
   contributions, one can follow the money with a [12]blockchain
   explorer to see how much comes in and how it is spent. One can also see
   who gave it to them if a donor hasn't exercised some caution in
   protecting their privacy.
   [end of partial quote]

References

   1. https://mises.org/wire/government-wants-your-crypto-data-and-lots-it
   2. https://mises.org/wire/government-wants-your-crypto-data-and-lots-it#disqus_thread
   3. https://mises.org/topics/big-government
   4. https://mises.org/topics/bitcoin
   5. https://mises.org/topics/police-state
   6. https://mises.org/profile/allan-stevo
   7. https://cointelegraph.com/news/Venezuelans-abroad-will-be-able-to-pay-for-their-passport-using-bitcoin
   8. https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1Ac7PCQXoQoLA9Sh8fhAgiU3PHA2EX5Zm2
   9. https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1Fd8RuZqJNG4v56rPD1v6rgYptwnHeJRWs
  10. https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1HF7EcMX5u3cMBeo4NBeN7vym36cg7gS6v
  11. https://www.blockchain.com/btc/address/1JADsmDFX9d2TXis63S9F9L8eDAXwJmnWE
  12. https://coinsutra.com/best-bitcoin-block-explorers/