Comment by PinkSheep

> the address of whoever has that wallet.

Good points overall, thank you. This one could be managed by wallet software that'd do its own account tracing in order to separate your histories by generating new addresses for incoming transfers.

> physically close to you could see that you're rich and decide to attack just on the chance

The wearers of premium watches or smartphones don't seem to be concerned for their safety. For an increased payout they could be followed to their home. I think https://xkcd.com/538/ strucks either way.

... I think this is a good counterargument: what's the difference between a wallet and a banking account when everyone today can issue a wire transfer from the comfort of their home. Instant payments and all that. It just adds an extra step of waiting a couple more minutes for the transaction to come through. I assume the money laundering step is figured out by the criminals doing this to you.