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I think tumblers can be traced if they are backfired or monitored. Though perhaps that requires more assumptions than the fact that they were incompetent and di
by rejectedandsad 5y ago
I think tumblers can be traced if they are backfired or monitored. Though perhaps that requires more assumptions than the fact that they were incompetent and didn’t use any.
- blhack 5y agoIt says this in the article: >As alleged in the supporting affidavit, by reviewing the Bitcoin public ledger, law enforcement was able to track multiple transfers of bitcoin and identify that approximately 63.7 bitcoins, representing the proceeds of the victim’s ransom payment, had been transferred to a specific address That seems to imply that they didn't use a mixer.
- ttyprintk 5y agoHonest question: what would a backdoored mixer look like? If it had a list of trapdoor addresses (or checked addresses in real-time) and made last-minute transaction changes, say. Would any criminal risk complaining if it identified them? Does the tumbler’s reputation have a mechanism for angry criminal user stories? The tumblers seem like a centralized chokepoint for criminals trying to launder.