Are cryptocurrency transactions anonymous?

A majority of cryptocurrency transactions aren’t entirely anonymous but are instead “pseudonymous”. This means that your transactions itself can be viewed on the blockchain by anyone, such as how much currency was sent and some other data, but your personally identifying information is not attached to your transaction. Cryptocurrency transactions such as bitcoins are associated with a deposit address thus creating the notion of an “identity”. But that address does not directly identify you. It takes a lot of work and luck to be able to associate a deposit address with a real person – but it is possible. There are a few cryptocurrencies which have been designed to be even more anonymous, such as Monero, zcash, and dash,