<p>Here is the solution I found to broadcast transaction on the bitcoin network without revealing your IP: connect bitcoind over the Tor network. Here is my guide.</p>

<p>Edit your torrc file to add .onion bitcoin nodes:</p>

<pre><code>mapaddress 192.0.2.2 ijzt2eeizty3p5xe.onion
mapaddress 192.0.2.3 j43z65b6r2usg3vk.onion
mapaddress 192.0.2.4 pvuif6nonbhj3o3r.onion
</code></pre>

<p>Start Tor</p>

<p>Edit .bitcoin/bitcoin.conf to connect bitcoind over the Tor network. Add: </p>

<pre><code>proxy=127.0.0.1:9050
connect=192.0.2.2
connect=192.0.2.3
connect=192.0.2.4
</code></pre>

<p>When Tor is started (green onion) you can launch bitcoind.</p>

<p>More infos <br />
<a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes" rel="nofollow">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes</a> <br />
<a href="https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50547.0;all" rel="nofollow">https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50547.0;all</a> </p>

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2015-03-04T19:33:48.673Z
But and what about this? https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-tor-may-good-idea/
Felipe
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2012-02-21T01:42:03.193Z
2012-02-21T01:47:49.440Z
2012-02-21T01:47:49.440Z
user719536
<p>Is it possible to broadcast a transaction to the network without revealing my personal IP address? My first guess is to connect bitcoind over Tor with proxy=127.0.0.1:9050. Is it the good way to do it or do I have other options? </p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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2012-02-20T19:44:16.930Z
possible duplicate of [How can one remain relatively anonymous while using Bitcoin?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/439/how-can-one-remain-relatively-anonymous-while-using-bitcoin)
Chris Moore
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2012-02-20T19:47:08.283Z
http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/52/659 has some useful information about anonymity too.
Chris Moore
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2012-02-20T20:40:50.720Z
If I want to connect over Tor the client will not be able to discover new peers by itself. Should I use a list of peers with .onion addresses. I saw some info here. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes Can anyone who use bitcoind over Tor guide me on how to do it right?
dunand
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2012-02-21T08:00:19.367Z
Someone needs to set up a web server that accepts bitcoin transactions for submission. Then you could just use Tor to submit the transaction by HTTP.
David Schwartz
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How to broadcast a transaction anonymously
dunand
# How to broadcast a transaction anonymously

(Asked by: username_0 on 2012-02-20)

Is it possible to broadcast a transaction to the network without revealing my personal IP address? My first guess is to connect bitcoind over Tor with proxy=127.0.0.1:9050. Is it the good way to do it or do I have other options?

Thanks.

**Tags:** transactions, bitcoind, privacy

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: possible duplicate of [How can one remain relatively anonymous while using Bitcoin?](http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/questions/439/how-can-one-remain-relatively-anonymous-while-using-bitcoin)  
> **username_1**: http://bitcoin.stackexchange.com/q/52/659 has some useful information about anonymity too.  
> **username_0**: If I want to connect over Tor the client will not be able to discover new peers by itself. Should I use a list of peers with .onion addresses. I saw some info here. https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes Can anyone who use bitcoind over Tor guide me on how to do it right?  
> **username_2**: Someone needs to set up a web server that accepts bitcoin transactions for submission. Then you could just use Tor to submit the transaction by HTTP.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_3 on 2012-02-21. Score: 4 | Accepted answer

Here is the solution I found to broadcast transaction on the bitcoin network without revealing your IP: connect bitcoind over the Tor network. Here is my guide.
Edit your torrc file to add .onion bitcoin nodes:
mapaddress 192.0.2.2 ijzt2eeizty3p5xe.onion
mapaddress 192.0.2.3 j43z65b6r2usg3vk.onion
mapaddress 192.0.2.4 pvuif6nonbhj3o3r.onion

Start Tor
Edit .bitcoin/bitcoin.conf to connect bitcoind over the Tor network. Add: 
proxy=127.0.0.1:9050
connect=192.0.2.2
connect=192.0.2.3
connect=192.0.2.4

When Tor is started (green onion) you can launch bitcoind.
More infos 
https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Fallback_Nodes 
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=50547.0;all

> **Comments:**
> **username_4**: But and what about this? https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/bitcoin-tor-may-good-idea/  

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