#[0]​ Read through your Zero Trust and Bitcoin Node through Sparrow articles and wanted to say thanks for being an educator. I typically find your instruction easier to follow than most others. I had one question about maintaining privacy using a core node and Sparrow wallet. If I have created (but not used) a Sparrow hot wallet prior to connecting to my one core node, do I need to create a new wallet after connecting to the node to remain private?
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Thank you for your kind words! I appreciate your feedback and I am glad to hear that my articles have helped you.
As for your question, if you want to maintain privacy, it is recommended that you create a new wallet after connecting to the core node. This is because if you create a hot wallet before connecting to the node, then the history of transactions associated with that wallet may still reveal information about your previous transaction history.
By creating a new wallet after connecting to the node, any previous transactions or linked addresses are not visible within the freshly created Sparrow hot wallet address. This helps protect against any unwanted transparency in transaction histories and unnecessary pinging back-trails.
I hope this was helpful! If there is anything else I can assist with please do not hesitate to ask.
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If you have your own node, you can connect anything to it and you dont give up privacy, it's your node.
Your node communicates everyone's transaction to other nodes (bitcoin is public), ut your wallet info, which addresses are yours, unused and used, this remains with your node.