Chainalysis - Reading Assignment

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#142
  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
  3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?

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- Quite a lot, actually: HSI, FBI and ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, NYPD inter alia.

3- Monero.

4- Not mobile wallets and VPN.

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#143
  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
    Stolen funds, dark net marketplace bitcoins, funds from mixer, terrorist financing and ransomeware.
  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    HIS, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, SS, CIA, NYPD, RCMP, EP, NCA.
  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, use coinjoin, run a VPN
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#144

Chainanalysis - Reading

  1. Five most likely causes for a bitcoin transaction being marked as “suspicious” are as follows:
  • Being a stolen funds (from hacking type incident)
  • coming from a dnm
  • coming from a mixer
  • coming from a terrorist financing
  • coming from a ransomeware payout addresses.
  1. Government agencies that use Chainanalysis software are:
  • HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, NYPD, Europol, RCMP, NCA(in the UK).

  1. The cryptocurrency that the whisleblower recommends for privacy is MONERO.

  2. The advice that the whisleblower gives for preserving anonymity when using bitcoin is as follows:

  • Avoid mobile wallets

  • look into WASABI/Coinjoin

  • run VPN/Tor at all times.

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#145
  1. Being from stolen or hacked funds, coming from the dark net market, coming from a mixer, trerrorist financing, coming from a ransom ware payout address
  2. HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, CIA, etc. Um…a better question would seem to be which agencies don’t use chainalysis?
  3. Monero
  4. Avoid mobile wallets, use wasabi/coinjoin, use VPN/tor at all times.
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#146
    • Stolen or hacked funds
    • Transfer from DNM (Dark Net Markets)
    • Transfer from mixing services
    • Transfer from a terrorist financing
    • Transfer from ransomware payout addresses

  2. Government agencies such as HSI, FBI, and IRS are actively using Chainalysis software. Others include ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, and most of the other federal law enforcement agencies (NYPD, RCMP, Europol, NCA).

  3. He recommends using Monero which is a privacy coin that anonymizes the source, amount, or destination of a transaction.

  4. For Bitcoin transactions, he recommends using mixer services such as Wasabi or CoinJoin and running a VPN/tor at all times to avoid being logged.

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#147
  1. Stolen Funds, DNM, Come from a mixer, Ransomware payout, or terrorist financing.
  2. FBI, CIA, HIS, DEA, IRS and the rest of the 3 letter acronyms. Most large federal agencies use it along with very large police forces such as NYPD, RCMP.
  3. Monero
  4. Avoid Mobile Wallets, use a privacy coin, and use a tor browser.
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#148
  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?

An address implemented in a hack, coming from a coin mixer, terrorist organisation, ransomware attack or darknet market.

  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?

ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA and police agencies NCA in the UK, RCMP in Canada and Europol in Europe

  1. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?

Monero

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

To avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi and Coinjoin (use a mixer) and to use a VPN

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#149

  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 and IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA (through In Q Tel).

  3. Monero.

  4. Use Coinjoin and Wasabi; avoid mobile wallets.

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#150

  1. Being stolen funds from a hacking type incident, 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, run a VPN at all times, remember that everything you check out on the clear net is being logged by someone.

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#151
  1. The 5 most likely causes for a BTC transaction being marked as "suspicious" are the transaction inputs…
  • Being stolen funds (you personally don’t have to have stolen the coins for them to be marked as “stolen”)
  • Orignating from DNMs (dark net markets)
  • Coming from a mixer (e.g. CoinJoin)
  • Originating form terrorist financing
  • Coming from ransomware payout addresses

  1. Government agencies using Chainalysis software include: various alphabet agencies; HSI; IRS; SEC; NYPD and many more.

  2. The whistleblower recommended Monero for privacy.

  3. For preserving anonymity when using BTC, the whistleblower advised against mobile wallets, running a VPN at all times, and using mixers.

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#152

  1. stolen funds, coming from a mixer or dnm, from terrorist financing or ransomware payout addresses.

  2. hsi, fbi, irs, atf, dea, sec, cia, large police departments, eurpool…

  3. monero

  4. avoid hot (mobile) wallets, run VPN/TOR all time, everything you see on clear net has been logged by someone

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#153

1.)The five most likely causes a bitcoin transaction would be marked as suspicious is comming fro. A dnm, a mixer, terrorist financing and ransomware payout addresses.

2.)many abc government agencies use chainanalysis software including HSI, FBI, IRS ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service and very large police departments.

3.)The whistle-blower suggests using monero for privacy

4.)Additional advice the user suggests in addition to using momero is to use a VPN/TOR, and avoid using mobile wallets that don’t have additional security for privacy.

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#154

  1. Stolen funds, coming from dnm, coming from mixer, terrorist financing, ransomware payout address.

  2. HSI, FBI, IRS are most active. But most federal law enforcement agencies use Chainalysis software on some degree.

  3. Monero is recommended for privacy.

  4. Always run a VPN, dont use mobile wallets, and use CoinJoin or something similar.

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#155
  1. stolen funds, coming from a DNM, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.
  2. HSI, FBI and IRS to tell some.
  3. Monero for privacy.
  4. Avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts, run a VPN/tor at all times
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#156
  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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#157

  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?

    • if it comes from: stolen funds, dark net market, mixer, terrorist, ransomware payout address

  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?

    • Many big three letter agencies like CIA, FBI, IRS also large police departments

  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 without privacy measures
    • use CoinJoin software like Wasabi
    • always run VPN/tor
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#158
  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?

Stolen funds, coming from the dark net, mixed, from terrorist organization, from ransomware address.

  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?

Mostly top agencies in the western world such as tax agencies, top law enforcement agencies, defence information related agencies.

  1. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?

Monero.

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

Using wallet such a wasabi, or using Coinjoin. Try not using mobile apps.

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#159
  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

  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?

holy shit the whole alphabet does and larger police forces too wow.

  1. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?

Monero. True fungibility 1XMR=1XMR baby!

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

use wassabi/coinjoin, run a vpn, [or just wait for atomic swaps and hopefully get your BTC swapped before satoshi does]

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#160
  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
  • being stolen funds (like from a hacking incident)
  • coming from a dnm (dark net market)
  • coming from a mixer
  • coming from terrorist financing
  • coming from ransomware payout addresses
  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
  • HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, and most federal lay enforcement agencies, as well as large police departments.
  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
  • look into Wasabi/Coinjoin
  • run a VPN/tor
  • remember that everything you check out on the internet is being logged
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#161

  1. Stolen funds, terror finance, a mixer, a dnm or ransomware payout

  2. HSI, FBI, IRS, NYPD, EuroPool, NCA so a lot a lot of government agencies.

  3. Monero

  4. No mobile wallet, Wasabi/CoinJoin, VPN/TOR

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