Law enforcement uses commercial services offered by several different blockchain-analysis companies to investigate virtual currency transactions. These companie

Law enforcement uses commercial services offered by several different blockchain-analysis companies to investigate virtual currency transactions. These companies analyze the blockchain and attempt to identify the individuals or groups involved in the virtual currency transactions. Specifically, these companies create large databases that group transactions into “clusters” through analysis of data underlying the virtual currency transactions. Thanks for the link, that was a fascinating read. In case anyone was wondering how anonymous their crypto accounts really are, it's all out there being cross-referenced with any other big data social media and credit companies could use to identify you.