Depositing Bitcoin
Accepted, less private, higher fees.
Bitcoin works for every order but leaves the strongest public trace of any coin Anubis accepts. Fees are volatile and often high. Use it if that is what you already hold, or if a vendor prices in BTC for a specific listing.
How to deposit
- Open the Wallet panel after login.
- Select Bitcoin as the deposit coin.
- Copy the fresh Bitcoin address shown.
- Send from your Bitcoin wallet. Ten confirmations minimum for large deposits.
- Wallet balance updates after the tenth confirmation.
Wallet software
Sparrow on desktop. Currently the best privacy-aware Bitcoin wallet with hardware wallet integration. Coin control, PSBT support, connects to your own node if you have one.
Electrum for lightweight use. Less privacy focus but very reliable.
Do not deposit directly from KYC exchanges
The single most common privacy mistake on Tor markets is sending coin directly from a KYC exchange withdrawal address to a market deposit address. The exchange withdrawal record ties your ID to your market account.
Route through a fresh wallet first. Or better, swap to Monero via the Monero deposit path before sending.
Bitcoin transactions are visible forever on the public chain. Anyone can trace the flow from your deposit address back to where the coin came from. This is the whole reason Monero is the default here.