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   >project has integrated Tor onion services to their core network daemon. If   
   Tor is   
   >installed in the system, Bitcoin will automatically create an onion service   
   and   
   >act as a Bitcoin node over Tor to avoid leaking the real IP address of the   
   node.   
   >This provides greater network resilience and protection against targeted   
   attacks   
   >to Bitcoin nodes. You can see that there are hundreds of Tor bitcoin nodes.   
   Zcash   
   >and other cryptocurrencies have followed the same path.   
   >Furthermore, many mining pools advertise onion service support for their   
   miners.   
   >Bitcoin infrastructure has been a target of hackers for a while, and virgin   
   >blocks are more and more valuable, so having anonymity as a miner is a   
   desirable   
   >security property.   
   >Tor protects the wider cryptocurrency ecosystem!   
   >If you take a look around the Bitcoin world, you will notice that Tor support   
   is   
   >advertised by all sorts of websites and services! Most bitcoin-related   
   websites   
   >have onion sites that people can visit over Tor: for example, blockchain.info   
   has   
   >been running a popular Tor onion service for its users. Most Bitcoin tumbler   
   >services also work over Tor onion services. Same goes for websites and forums   
   >offering help with Bitcoin. This is obviously done because the Bitcoin   
   community   
   >has a great appreciation and need for privacy.   
   >Tor is proud to have helped the cryptocurrency community grow over the years.   
   We   
   >believe that electronic currencies can be a powerful tool for social change,   
   but   
   >also a great scientific research area with results that can benefit other   
   areas,   
   >like secure electronic voting, consensus algorithms, append-only data   
   structures   
   >and secure name systems.   
   >Help Tor grow the cypherpunk ecosystem by donating today!! We also accept   
   Bitcoin!   
   >Have a good day :)   
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