Blockchain by itself isn’t private, I mean the legit chains1 out there are all called “public blockchains” (it’s in the name) and it IS a feature not a bug of course (bitcoin is optimized for verifiability to solve Byzantine generals problem not privacy - it's a justified and very genuine tradeoff which we needed when bitcoin was founded to optimize for security of the chain, but now that we have this solid base network, maybe its time to optimize for privacy)
All transactions of a wallet can be seen on chain by anyone, and if that wallet can be linked to your name or your IP, viola, public eye can see your bank account in all its glory. Privacy on bitcoin, is mostly about which wallet, which node and type of transaction you use.
First & foremost, it is of utmost importance that you get a good wallet software to inspect & transact. This is the terminal through which you will access your bank account. It matters which wallet you choose in bitcoin more than monero because well, bitcoin doesn't have ring signatures hence input and output of every transaction is there for anyone (with more than 2 brain cells) to see.
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