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Bitcoin Mixers

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Bitcoin Mixers: How Do They Work and Why Are They Used?
Bitcoin offers pseudonymity to users by design. But in order to be completely anonymous, you’ll need to use tools like bitcoin mixers.
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By Robert Stevens
Mar 8, 2022 at 3:36 p.m. UTC
Mar 8, 2022
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An IRS-CI agent said he identified the alleged operator of crypto mixing service Bitcoin Fog using data from various exchanges the U.S. took down and blockchain analysis.
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Money laundering
State of Crypto: The Bitcoin Fog Indictment Shows the Permanence of User Data
The feds arrested the alleged operator of bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog last week. But where’d they get the information to indict him?
An IRS-CI agent said he identified the alleged operator of crypto mixing service Bitcoin Fog using data from various exchanges the U.S. took down and blockchain analysis.
By Nikhilesh De
May 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
May 4, 2021
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Money laundering
US Officials Arrest Alleged Operator of $336M Bitcoin Mixing Service
Roman Sterlingov faces three charges: unlicensed money transmission, money laundering and money laundering without a license.
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By Nikhilesh De
Apr 27, 2021 at 11:38 p.m. UTC
Apr 27, 2021
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FinCEN Fines Bitcoin-Mixing CEO $60M in Landmark Crackdown on Helix, Coin Ninja
Larry Dean Harmon ran the first bitcoin mixing services targeted with criminal allegations by U.S. authorities.
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By Danny Nelson
Oct 19, 2020 at 6:49 p.m. UTC
Oct 19, 2020
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Bitfury
Darknet Markets Are Mixing Bitcoins at Blistering Pace: Report
Darknet markets mixed $67 million in bitcoin in Q1 2020, a staggering jump from 2019's Q1 total of $3 million.
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By Danny Nelson
Jul 15, 2020 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
Jul 15, 2020
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Privacy
Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys
Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code.
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By William Foxley
May 18, 2020 at 10:05 p.m. UTC
May 18, 2020
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Crime
Ex-Microsoft Engineer Used Bitcoin to Help Embezzle Millions From Tech Giant
The software engineer used bitcoin mixers to help obfuscate the source of the stolen funds.
Microsoft office, Redmond.
By Paddy Baker
Feb 27, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
Feb 27, 2020
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The Netherlands' tax enforcer works alongside agencies from across the world. (Image via JPstock/Shutterstock)
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Money laundering
Dutch Authorities Arrest 2 in Million-Euro Crypto Money Laundering Investigations
Dutch tax enforcers with the Netherlands’ Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service arrested two men Monday for laundering millions of euros in cryptocurrency.
The Netherlands' tax enforcer works alongside agencies from across the world. (Image via JPstock/Shutterstock)
By Danny Nelson
Feb 20, 2020 at 6:10 a.m. UTC
Feb 20, 2020
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