The Bitcoin Network and the Lightning Network are both capable of operating over the Tor Network as well, in order to preserve the privacy of those who run Bitcoin or Lightning nodes. Tor was also used by Ross Ulbricht to host the Silk Road, a Bitcoin-powered marketplace.
Tor was used by activists in the Arab Spring and is used by dissidents around the world today. National Security Agency’s espionage programs.
Tor was used by Edward Snowden to safely alert the world of the U.S. Tor is used for a wide variety of activities, both legal and illegal. The Tor network enables citizens to bypass censorship and oppression from governments and for digital black markets to sell goods and services prohibited by governments. The Onion Router (Tor) network is a decentralized protocol which uses onion routing to enable private and censorship-resistant digital interaction. ➤ Explore more in Bitcoin Markets and Price More ▼ Less ▲ Bitcoin and the Stock-to-Flow (S2F) Model.How Much of the World's Money Is in Bitcoin?.How Do Macroeconomic Events Affect Bitcoin?.The History of Monetary Collapse in Zimbabwe.➤ Explore more in Bitcoin Basics More ▼ Less ▲ How Much Bitcoin Does the Government Have?.Can Bitcoin's Hard Cap of 21 Million Be Changed?.