It's a public ledger but it's anonymous in that you don't have a name attached to any of your addresses. You can obtain Bitcoin offline with something like LocalBitcoins and they'll have no identity attached to them. You can then spend them through Tor for full anonymity.
They're not perfect but they're an improvement on say credit cards, which used to be the only option.
And if you want, some providers offer more privacy-sensitive cryptocurrencies like ZCash or Monero.
They're not perfect but they're an improvement on say credit cards, which used to be the only option.
And if you want, some providers offer more privacy-sensitive cryptocurrencies like ZCash or Monero.