I see some people talk about mixing bitcoins...why dont people just swap bitcoin? EG, Say I have 10BTC and I'll swap one of mine, for one of yours. I give you a wallet address to pay, you pay it, and provide a new address for your coin, which I then pay with one of mine.
Is that not a good way to make your bitcoins a little harder to track?
because there is no anonymity in that, you both will know where the coins have gone and can easily link it to the other person. and any of you can be a shady person, so the trust between two individuals can never be created unless you two know each other very well and have the trust before doing the exchange.
but if you are satisfies with the mixing that a simple swap provides you, then i guess it is safe to say you don't even need to mix your coins ever.