Shout out to Monero at Zerohedge" (One of the big fakenews sites)
"However, while many governments have begun capitalizing on this very convenient affordance by building systems that compile transaction data and scraped private info into a single database, most have only just begun moving in this direction. And more importantly,
there are a number of privacy coins Monero being the most prominent that don't offer a public record linking transactions to wallets, while there are also mixing tools for making the transactions of non-privacy coins private. As such, there are still ways to remain anonymous in crypto for those who want to keep a low profile, despite the best efforts of governments in the US, Russia, Japan, and elsewhere"
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-07/government-tracking-crypto-growing-there-are-ways-avoid-itShit, I bought the dip then it re-dipped.

Pertinent portion.
However, while many governments have begun capitalizing on this very convenient affordance by building systems that compile transaction data and scraped private info into a single database, most have only just begun moving in this direction. And more importantly, there are a number of privacy coins Monero being the most prominent that don't offer a public record linking transactions to wallets,