Pushtx: Privacy-focused Bitcoin Transaction Broadcaster
Pushtx is "a Rust program that broadcasts Bitcoin transactions directly into the P2P network by connecting to a set of random Bitcoin nodes. This differs from other broadcast tools in that it does not not interact with any centralized services, such as block explorers."
- "I have released a unique privacy tool and code library that broadcasts Bitcoin transactions **directly** into the P2P network," announced Alfred Hodler.
"The program is entirely self-contained and does not require Bitcoin Core or other dependencies. If Tor is running on the same system, connectivity to the P2P network is established through a newly created circuit. Having Tor Browser running in the background is sufficient. Tor daemon also works."
Key features
- No external dependencies whatsoever.
- No centralized backends.
- Uses Tor if found running on the same system. Having the Tor Browser open in the background is enough.
Broadcast process
- Resolve peers through DNS seeds.
- Detect if Tor is present.
- Connect to 10 random peers, through Tor if possible.
- Broadcast the transaction.
- Disconnect.
