Matt Levine had a recent article about this. Another part of the problem is that some BTC repositories* got hacked and the hackers got people's names and addresses and maybe quantity of BTC
So, even if you keep your mouth shut, if people can get your address, you're a potential target.
*(I can't recall the details and I don't know enough about crypto to know if I'm using the proper terminology)
* edit: here's the article. skip down to "$5 wrench attack"
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Matt Levine had a recent article about this. Another part of the problem is that some BTC repositories* got hacked and the hackers got people's names and addresses and maybe quantity of BTC
So, even if you keep your mouth shut, if people can get your address, you're a potential target.
*(I can't recall the details and I don't know enough about crypto to know if I'm using the proper terminology)
* edit: here's the article. skip down to "$5 wrench attack"
https://archive.is/lUNox