Tag: Mixers
Mining Pools Are the New Mixers For Cybercriminals: Chainalysis
Although the funds always came to the exchange via intermediary wallets, Chainalysis found instances in which the wallet receiving ransomware proceeds [...]
Here’s how hackers are using mining pools as mixers: Chainalysis
While good actors within the crypto space channel their creativity toward building new things, bad actors use the same energy to devise more ingenious [...]
The race to build safe and legal coin mixers – Cointelegraph Magazine
When the U.S. government sanctioned coin mixer Tornado Cash, many thought it might spell the end for illicit crypto mixing services. But [...]
Alameda wallets funnel over $1.7M via crypto mixers overnight
30 cryptocurrency wallets linked to Alameda Research, the bankrupt sister company of crypto exchange FTX, became active on Dec. 28 following four week [...]
The murky world of cryptocurrency mixers
Cryptocurrency mixing services are a divisive subject in the industry. Some advocate for the privacy-enabling features of these protocols while others [...]
Crypto Mixers Haven’t ‘Slowed’ DOJ Investigations, Director Says
"We're really looking at the multiplier effect, so mixers, tumblers and money laundering are important because they have a multiplier effect, they fac [...]
US Treasury official says crypto mixers are a ‘concern’ in enforcing sanctions
Elizabeth Rosenberg, the assistant secretary for terrorist financing and financial crimes at the United States Department of the Treasury, suggested s [...]
Ronin hackers transferred stolen funds from ETH to BTC and used sanctioned mixers
The hackers behind the $625 million Ronin bridge attack in March have since transferred most of their funds from ETH into BTC using renBTC and Bitcoin [...]
Crypto mixers’ popularity booms as illicit addresses push volumes to ATH: Report
As on-chain activities slow down during the crypto winter, usage of cryptocurrency mixers has doubled in 2022, with addresses classified as "illicit" [...]
Crypto mixers’ relevance wanes as regulators take aim
Cryptocurrency mixers have been an interesting topic of discussion ever since the advent of cryptocurrencies and their adoption by retail investors ar [...]
NCA wants regulation for coin mixers, but the crypto industry is already one step ahead
United Kingdom's national crime agency (NCA) seeks to regulate the crypto coin mixers under the country's laws against money laundering.Coin mixing to [...]
How Popular Are Crypto Mixers? Here’s What the Data Tells Us
However, even though these privacy options have been around since 2018, the volume data suggests the penetration of CoinJoins has not increased much s [...]
How Bitcoin Mixers Work and Why People Use Bitcoin Mixers
Privacy advocates maintain that methods like privacy coins are a powerful way to prevent the government from snooping on your financial transactions, [...]
What are Bitcoin mixers, and why do exchanges ban them?
One of many unique allures of cryptocurrency is the narrative that utilizing them supplies the sender or recipient anonymously, however it is a wid [...]
Coin Mixer’s File-Breaking Month Proves Bitcoin Customers Need Anonymity
Quantity for Samourai Pockets’s non-custodial Bitcoin mixer, Whirlpool, tripled final month, with the service processing greater than $10 million [...]