I learned that there are a lot of criminals preying on crypto investors.
Yes, but with you don't achieve much by just enhancing your privacy. For instance, don't you also give KYC to the crypto platform?
Would using Tor over a VPN be a good idea for crypto trading?
It's generally not a good idea to route traffic through a VPN if you're already using Tor.
Can I use a VPN with Tor?
Generally speaking, we don't recommend using a VPN with Tor unless you're an advanced user who knows how to configure both in a way that doesn't compromise your privacy.
You can find more detailed information about Tor + VPN at
our wikiIs there a specific reason you want to do that? Has your crypto trading platform blacklisted Tor's exit nodes?
I haven't started yet, just brainstorming. I read a whole lot of articles citing advantages to using Tor over a VPN (as opposed to using a VPN over Tor, which is said to be harder to implement and not as effective), so it occurred to me that could be a good way to protect your private keys when you need to use them, but I wanted to know your opinions first.