Chainalysis - Reading Assignment

  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’? Five likeliest things to have your bitcoin transaction flagged as suspicious, the answer came: “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. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software? Law enforcement (NYPD), governments, defense contractors and other three-letter agencies use Chainanalysis software. According to the anon, the government agencies using Chainalysis software include HSI, FBI and IRS (they “seem to have the most licenses, or are, at least, the most active in using our software, since their names come up constantly.”) In addition, “ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA (through In Q Tel), and most of the other federal law enforcement agencies are running the software.
  3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy? Monero.
  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin? Avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts, run a VPN/tor at all times.
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  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
  • Being stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident);
  • Coming from a dnm (darknet market?);
  • Coming from a mixer;
  • Coming from terrorist financing;
  • Coming from ransomware payout addresses.
  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
  • HSI, FBI and IRS;
  • ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, and most of the other federal law enforcement agencies;
  • really large police departments like NYPD;
  • some district attorney offices;
  • RCMP;
  • Europol;
  • The national police (NCA) in the UK.
  1. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
  • Monero.
  1. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
  • Mixers and Wasabi;
  • VPN/tor;
  • avoid mobile wallets.
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  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
    “Being stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident),
    coming from a darknetmarket,
    coming from a mixer,
    coming from terrorist financing,
    and coming from ransomware payout addresses.”

  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    It seems most of the three letter government agencies like
    HSI, FBI and IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, etc

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

  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
    Don’t use mobile wallet. communicate via VPN and thor

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  1. Stolen funds, coming from a dnm, mixer, terrorist financing and ransomware payout addresses
  2. HSI, FBI and IRS
  3. Monero
  4. Avoid mobile wallets, wasabi/coinjoin and running a VPN at all times
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A rogue representative of chainalysis, recently broke that dozens of government agencieas around the world are using its software to track and trace adrress holders and citizens as well as other entities. FBI,CIA Homeland security, the NYPD, Europool, The IRS, ATF SEC, and many others are tracing the blockchain for patterns. Bitcoin TX can become marked suspicions for a number of potential flags including having come from mixing, through known terrorist organization controlled addresses, funds derived from ransomware, as well as funds through a dnm or funds known to have directly been stolen.the rogue rep stated vehemently about the use of a VPN, limiting clearnet activity and being aware of the traces you leave online, to also using coinjoin wasabi and using clean new addresses at all times. Huge on his list was to NEVER use a mobile wallet, and explicity whenever to transact with Monero.

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  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
    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. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    I didnt know about this… this is great!!! I already feel like in a spy movie, even though Im still not a BTC millionare nor know how to code anything cool yet :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:
    HSI, FBI and IRS (they “seem to have the most licenses, or are, at least, the most active in using our software, since their names come up constantly.”) In addition, “ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA (through In Q Tel), and most of the other federal law enforcement agencies are running the software. Only really large police departments are running the software (it isn’t cheap) like NYPD. I know some district attorney offices have software licenses too, but I don’t know which ones. Oh and RCMP uses the software too. And Europol. The national police (NCA) in the UK, as well.

  3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
    XMR monero, though he didnt recomend mobile wallets … those are mostly what I use :sweat_smile:

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

I quote “I would say to 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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  1. .Being stolen funds, coming from a darknet merchant, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.
    2.HSI, FBI and IRS “ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA,Euorpool, NCA
  2. XMR
    4.use mixers, vpn and avoid mobile wallets
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  1. Stolen funds, funds coming from a DarkNet Market, coming from a mixer, from terrorist financing and as a ransom payout.

  2. HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, large police stations like the NYPD, RCMP, Europol and the UK’s national police (NCA).

  3. Monero and other types of privacy coins.

  4. Use a VPN or Tor, avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi Wallets and CoinJoin.

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1.)
As for cryptocurrency that has passed through a mixer, “Mixed funds are rated as high risk if the mixer is attributed".

2.)
The government agencies using Chainalysis software include HSI, FBI and IRS
In addition, “ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA
And most of the other federal law enforcement agencies are running the software.
Large police departments are running the software
And RCMP uses the software too. And Europol. And The national police (NCA) in the UK

long story short: many

3.)
Monero

4.)

  • Use Wasabi/Coinjoin for BTC
  • Run a VPN/tor at all times
  • Don’t Use Mobile Wallets
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  1. Stolen/Hacked funds , coming from a dnm, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.

  2. Multiple Government agencies like, HSI, IRS, FBI, CIA,DEA and the list goes on.

  3. Monero

  4. Use a VPN and wasabi or Samourai instead of a mobile wallet.

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  1. as for the five likeliest things to have your bitcoin transaction flagged as suspicious, the answer came: “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 and IRS. also ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA and most other federal law enforcement agencies.

  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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  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
    stolen funds from hacks, coming from mixers, coming from terrorist financing, coming from ransomeware addresses, coming from dnm

  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    all the major ones like fbi, cia, europol

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

  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
    mixers and not use mobile wallets

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1.) What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
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.) Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA (through In Q Tel) and many more.

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

4.) What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
To run a VPN/tor at all times, because everything you check out on the clear net is being logged by someone.

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  1. Chainalysis will flag transactions as suspicious if being stolen funds, coming from a dnm, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist funding, or coming from ransomware payout addresses

  2. Government agencies that use Chainaysis software include HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, NYPD, RCMP, Europol, and NCA in the UK

  3. The whistleblower recommends monero for privacy

  4. For bitcoin the whistleblower recommends avoiding mobile wallets, instead consider Wasabi or other Coinjoin wallets, and run a VPN or tor at all times

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1.- The ones coming from:

  • stolen founds
  • mixer
  • terrorist financing
  • ransomware payout addresses
  • dnm

2.- Hsi, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, secret service, CIA, large police departments like NYPD, RCMP in Canada, Europol, NCA un UK.

3.- Monero

4.- Avoid Mobile wallets; look into the Wasabi/CoinJoin and similar efforts, run VPN/TOR at all times and remember that everything you check out on the clear net is been logged by someone.

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  • What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
    • stolen funds
    • DNM’s (dark net markets)
    • mixers (Wasabi Wallet, BitLaundry etc.)
    • terrorist financing
    • ransomware payout addresses
  • Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    • law enforcement, governments, defense contractors
  • What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
    • Monero, but don’t use a mobile wallet
  • What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
    • Use VPN at all times, no mobile wallets, and look into coinjoin and wasabi type wallets.
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Coming from a dnm, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.

All government agencies using chainalysis software.

Monero.

Don´t use mobile wallets!!

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1 suspicious

  1. stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident)
  2. coming from a Darknet market
  3. coming from a mixer
  4. coming from terrorist financing
  5. coming from ransomware payout addresses

2 HSI, FBI, CIA, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, WTF, NYPD, NCA, RCMP…

3 Monero

4 Be ware when using mobile wallets, use a VPN.

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  1. money coming from stolen funds / dmn / mixer with dodgy links / terrorist financing / Ransomware payouts
  2. HSI, FBI and IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA (through In Q Tel), NYPD, RCMP, Europol, NCA
  3. Monero
  4. Use a privacy wallet like wasabi, do not use a mobile wallet, if you do make sure other measures are in place like a VPN and or tor.
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  1. Being stolen funds, coming from a darknet merchant, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.
  2. HSI, FBI and IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA and most of the other federal law enforcement agencies are running the software, NYPD, RCMP, Europol and NCA in the UK.
  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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