<p>For all the researches I have done so far, the blockchain contains all the info about which address has how many bitcoins.  All the blockchain info is public.</p>
<p>So the address, when it already is associated with some bitcoin, cannot be unknown to the public.</p>

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nonopolarity
<p>I thought one safe way to keep a bitcoin &quot;cold&quot; and safe is to not show its address ever to the public.</p>
<p>However, let's say if I create an address, so that means I create a pair of public and private key, and then the public key can go through some steps to become an &quot;address&quot;.</p>
<p>Now, if I deposit 0.001 bitcoins from Coinbase or Coinbase Pro into my mobile wallet (or any wallet), isn't it true that the Ledger (the blockchain) has to have a record of</p>
<pre><code> Transfer of bitcoin from Address 123c6...e6.  to   987a1...39   Quantity: 0.001
</code></pre>
<p>So somehow, that new address has to be &quot;public&quot; because it is in the blockchain and anybody can see it?  So how would it be possible to have an address and be able to deposit some bitcoin into it without showing the address to the public?</p>

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Something like the long awaited MimbleWimble Litecoin is intending to roll out soon (tm)?
voneiden
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is it possible to deposit bitcoin into an address without making the address public?
nonopolarity
# is it possible to deposit bitcoin into an address without making the address public?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-02-01)

I thought one safe way to keep a bitcoin "cold" and safe is to not show its address ever to the public.

However, let's say if I create an address, so that means I create a pair of public and private key, and then the public key can go through some steps to become an "address".

Now, if I deposit 0.001 bitcoins from Coinbase or Coinbase Pro into my mobile wallet (or any wallet), isn't it true that the Ledger (the blockchain) has to have a record of

```
 Transfer of bitcoin from Address 123c6...e6.  to   987a1...39   Quantity: 0.001

```

So somehow, that new address has to be "public" because it is in the blockchain and anybody can see it? So how would it be possible to have an address and be able to deposit some bitcoin into it without showing the address to the public?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Something like the long awaited MimbleWimble Litecoin is intending to roll out soon (tm)?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2021-03-03. Score: 0

For all the researches I have done so far, the blockchain contains all the info about which address has how many bitcoins. All the blockchain info is public.

So the address, when it already is associated with some bitcoin, cannot be unknown to the public.


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