At the recent Bitcoin 2024 conference, privacy guru Edward Snowden gave a blast that ignited a discussion about Bitcoin privacy. In his online speech on July 26, he warned that artificial intelligence is about to engage in blockchain transaction analysis, which may pose an unprecedented threat to the privacy of cryptocurrency users.

Snowden bluntly stated that Bitcoin transactions are not as "secret" as many people think. Even if you trade freely in the world of Bitcoin, transaction records can still be traced back to your personal information through those regulated exchanges to figure out who you are and who you are dealing with. This traceability may expose your privacy.

He further worries that artificial intelligence will become more and more powerful, and governments and large companies may use it to deeply mine and exploit big data to create super detailed personal profiles. Snowden predicts that within 5 to 10 years, artificial intelligence may monitor every aspect of your life and even predict your behavior patterns by analyzing blockchain data. This is not just something Bitcoin users should be careful about, the entire privacy protection landscape may be completely changed as a result.

In short, although technology has brought a lot of convenience, Snowden's reminder makes us realize that the battle to protect privacy is far from over. We must remain vigilant and not let the development of technology become the "invisible killer" of privacy.