... install TOR as a service and then enable SOCKSv5 in your client to use localhost:9050.
That's clever! If I understand you correctly, you're saying that the Bitcoin client can run through Tor and hop through a bunch of hoops before landing in Bitcoinland?
(Is there a better word than "Bitcoinland" to describe the legions of Bitcoin service providers?)Yes, Bitcoin can surf the dark web. There is credible evidence that there are about as many nodes in the dark as there are in the light.