Chainalysis - Reading Assignment

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#21
  1. stolen funds, darknet market, mixer, mobile wallets, ransomware payout addresses
  2. HSI, FBI, IRS, Europol and many more wealthy institutions
  3. Mixers and Monero
  4. Wasabi wallets, run with vpn or tor constantly (running your own node and electrum server is a great way to not get your IP tracked)
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#22 
1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?
	a. stolen funds and funds from dnm (dark net markets), mixer terrorist financing  and ransomware payout addresses
2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
	a.  law enforcement, governments, defense contractors and other three-letter agencies ( include HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, CIA ā€¦)
3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?#
	a. monero, but don't use a mobile wallet
4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
	a. no mobile wallet
	b. use mixer
	c. use VPN or Tor
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#23

1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?
If its gone trough a mixer, the dark web, criminal groups, stolen bitcoin or comming from ransomware addresses.
2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
FBI,IRS, Europol, ATF, DEA, SEC, CIA, secret service, NYPD, RCMP, NCA, HSI
3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
Monero
4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
Using tor, VPN, mixing your transactions (Conjoin and Wasabi etc.), donā€™t use mobile wallets.

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#24
  1. stolen from exchange, coming from a dark-net-markets, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses
  2. All and all over the ā€˜democraticā€™ world : USA, UK, EU
  3. monero
  4. Wasabi wallet, avoid mobile wallets in general, use a VPN and/or TOR to hide your IP being tracked
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#25
  1. Being stolen funds, coming from a darknet markets, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.

2.HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, federal law enforcement agencies and large police departments.

3.Monero.

  1. Running your own node and electrum server so you donĀ“t get your IP tracked, avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts, run a VPN/tor at all times.
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#26
  1. a) Being stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident)
    b) coming from a dnm
    c) coming from a mixer
    d) coming from terrorist financing
    e) coming from ransomware payout addresses.ā€
  2. Chainalysis sofware is by government agencies such as: HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA (through In Q Tel), NYPD (police departments), RCMP, Europol, national police (NCA) in the UK ans some other.
  3. Her recommends Monero cryptocurrency.
  4. Advice for preserving anonymity:
    a) avoid mobile wallets
    b) look into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts
    c) run a VPN/tor at all times
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#27
  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?

Stolen funds, coming from a dnm, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses

  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?

Nearly all Federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, the IRS, and some local law enforcement.

  1. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?

Monero

  1. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?

Avoid mobile wallets, use a mixing wallet/service, and use a VPN or tor at all times.

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#28
1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?
  • Hacked funds
  • DNM (whatā€™s this?)
  • Mixer
  • Terrorist financing
  • Ransomware payout address
2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?

HSI, FBI, IRS (biggest user), ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, and most federal law enforcement agencies, some major police departments- NYPD, RCMP in Canada, Europol, NCA in UK.

3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?

Monero, but avoid mobile wallets without enhanced privacy measures.

4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
  • Use a wallet that employs CoinJoin like Wasabi
  • Run a VPN or TOR at all times as everything you do is logged somewhere
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#29

  1. ā€œā€¦stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident), coming from a dnm, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.ā€

  2. ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, and most of the other federal law enforcement agencies, some district attorney offices, RCMP, Europol, and national police (NCA) in the UK

  3. Monero

  4. Avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts, run a VPN/tor at all times

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#30

1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?
The five most likely causes for a BTC transaction to be marked as suspicious are being stolen funds, coming from a darknet market, coming from a mixer, coming form a terrorist organization, and coming from a ransomware payout address.

2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
Basically, all the major alphabet boys including HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, CIA, Secret Service, and even the NYPD.

3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
The whistleblower recommends Monero for privacy.

4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
The final advice he gave toward preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin is to avoid mobile wallets, look into CoinJoin, and run a VPN or tor ar all times.

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#31
  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?
  • Stolen funds
  • Coming from darknet
  • Financing terroisme
  • Ransomware software
  • From coin mixers

  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    HSI Homeland Sewcurity Investigations
    FBI Federla Bureau of Investigations
    IRS Intenal Revenue Services
    ATF [Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives
    DEA United States Drug Enforcement Administration
    SEC Security and Exchange Comission
    Secret Services
    CIA
    Police
    Other government departments

  2. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
    Monero

  3. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
    Avoid mobile wallets
    Use mixers CoinJoin (Wasabi)
    Make use of VPN

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#32
  • Being stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident)
  • coming from a dnm
  • coming from a mixer
  • coming from terrorist financing
  • coming from ransomware payout addresses

HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA

Monero

Avoid mobile wallets. Use Wasabi wallet. Use a VPN or TOR all the time. Run your own node and electrum server.

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#33

dark net market :wink:

(apparently my post has to be >20 characters longā€¦)

#34

1- Being stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident), coming from a dnm, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.

2- HSI, FBI IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, NYPD, some district attorney offices, RCMP, Europol and The national police (NCA) in the UKā€¦

3- Monero.

4- avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts, run a VPN/tor at all times, remember that everything you check out on the clear net is being logged by someone

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#35

  1. Being stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident)
    Coming from a dnm
    Coming from a mixer
    Coming from Terrorists financing
    Coming from Ransomware payout addresses

  2. HSI
    FBI
    IRS
    ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA
    Large Police Departments like the NYPD, RCMP in Canada, Euorpool and the National Police (NCA) in the UK

  3. XMR

  4. Do not use mobile wallets; use wasabi/CoinJoin; run a VPN all the times.

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#36
  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?
  • Being stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident), coming from a dnm, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.
  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
  • AMA
  1. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
  • Monero
  1. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
  • Avoid Mobile wallets, Using CoinJoin, Run aVPN
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#37

  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?
    Being stolen funds, coming from dmn, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing or coming from a ransomware payout address.

  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, large US police departments, Europol and National police of the UK

  3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
    Monero

  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
    Donā€™t use mobile wallets, run a VPN/tor, avoid using clearnet, Look into Wasabi/CoinJoin and similar.

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#38
  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?
  • Stolen funds, funds from a dnm, funds from a mixer, funds from a ransomware address, funds from terrorist financing.
  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
  • HSI, IRS, FBI, AFT, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA. Also large police deparments, like NYPD. Europol, RCMP and NCA,
  1. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
  • Monero!
  1. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
  • Use VPN or Tor to hide your IP-address. Avoid mobile wallets. Most importantly use Conjoin or Wasabi wallet.
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#39
  1. Coming from mixer, darkweb, stolen funds (hacker), ransomware address, terrorist financing
  2. Larger Police departments, District Attorney, IRS and Intelligence
  3. Monero
  4. Use Wasabi, donā€™t use mobile wallets
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#40

  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ā€˜suspiciousā€™?
    Being stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident),
    coming from a dnm,
    coming from a mixer,
    coming from terrorist financing
    coming from ransomware payout addresses.

  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    HSI, FBI and IRS
    ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA (through In Q Tel),
    and most of the other federal law enforcement agencies
    large police departments such as NYPD, Oh and RCMP in Canada, The national police (NCA) in the UK

  3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
    recommended monero for privacy

  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
    donā€™t use Mobile Wallets, VPN not clear net, Wasabi/CoinJoin

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