It's unpopular opinion here because you can have complete anon with Bitcoin. This Monero is useless and the anon set is getting smaller every day.
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How can I go complete ANON with BTC outside of coin-joins, whirlpools, or other acrobatics to avoid being seen on a public ledger?
Ask satoshi. He didn't do any of those acrobatics. All that's required is a nym and good opsec.
Bitcoin was not designed to be completely anonymous, but for every transaction to be recorded and transparent, it’s the reason BTC is being embraced and legitimized by legacy finance: because the ledger is public and transactions/gains can be taxed.
I think money should be completely separated from state control, and I hate taxes, but Monero’s anonymity is not built into BTC.
Instead, that code for ring signatures and privacy are isolated to the monero fork.