Chainalysis - Reading Assignment

*stolen funds
• Coming from a dnm
• Coming from a mixer
• Terrorists financing
• Ransomware payout addresses
2.HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, Police and others.
3. monero
4. use VPN at all time. avoid mobile wallets

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  1. Being stolen funds, Coming from a Mixer, Coming from Terrorists financing, Coming from Ransomware payout addresses, Coming from a mixer
  2. HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC,CIA, etc.
  3. Monero for privacy
  4. Using a VPN or Tor at all times.
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  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?

#1 Stolen funds.
#2 Mixed coins.
#3 DarknetMarket connections
#4 Terrorist connections
#5 Ransomware payout connections

  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?

FBI, IRS, HSI, ATF, DEA, SEC, SS, CIA, NYPD, RCMP, Europool, many more I am sure

  1. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?

Monero

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

Do not use mobile wallets, use VPN or even TOR, use Wasabi or CoinJoin

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  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’? — if they are stolen funds like from a hack, coming from a dmn, coming from terrorist, coming from ransomware payout address, coming from a mixer
  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software? NYPD, RCMP, NCA, DEA, DEC, IRS, etc
  3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy? — monero
  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin? — always run a VPN, avoid mobile wallets, use mixers, use wasabi or coinjoin
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  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. ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA (through In Q Tel), and most of the other federal law enforcement agencies are running the software. All 3 letter agencies :slight_smile:

  3. monero

  4. 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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Chainalysis - Reading Assignment

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

A. If the funds have ties with stolen funds, dark net marketplaces, mixers, terrorist financing, or ransomware payout addresses might the transactions then be marked as suspicious.

  1. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?

A. The government agencies using chainalysis software include and are not limited to the following: HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, NYPD, District Attorney Offices, RCMP, the Europol and the NCA in the UK.

  1. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?

A. The Monero cryptocurrency was recommended best at the time of questioning.

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

A. Avoid use of mobile wallets, look into the use of Wasabi/CoinJoin and run a VPN/TOR at all times!

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What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’? 1. Stolen funds. 2-coming from a dnm. 3-coming from a mixer.4-coming from terrorist financing. 5-coming from ransoware payout address.

Which government agencies use Chainalysis software? FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, Etc.

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

What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin? Avoid mobile wallets. Run a vpn at all times. Look into wasabi/coinjoin.

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

  1. Being stolen funds
  2. Coming from a dark net site
  3. Coming from a mixer
  4. Coming from terrorist financing
  5. Coming from a ransomware payout address

2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
Most, if not all financial, legal, and intelligence branches

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

4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
Use Wasabi, CoinJoin, and use a VPN

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  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
    Stolen funds
    funds coming from a mixer
    funds from the dark web
    funds from terrorist financing
    ransomware payout address

  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    Most financial and government intelligence agencies

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

  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
    Use Wasabi and a VPN to protect IP address

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1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’? Being stolen or hacked funds, 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, most of the other federal law enforcement agencies are running the software, NYPD, RCMP, Europol, NCA in 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? Avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts, run a VPN/tor at all times, don’t use clear net .

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  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
    Stolen funds, coming from a darknet markets, 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, federal law enforcement agencies and large police departments.
  3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
    Monero is recommended for privacy…
  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
    Running your own node and electrum server to not get your IP tracked, avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts, run a VPN/tor at all times and avoid using clearnet.

:hole:

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1.Stolen funds,funds from a dnm, coming from a mixer, terrorist-related, and funds from ransomware addresses.
2.Government agencies: HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, and CIA use Chainanalysis.
3. Best crypto for privacy is Monero.
4.Use Wasabi or CoinJoin instead of a mobile wallet.

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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?
    HSI, FBI IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, NYPD, RCMP, NCA, amongst others.
  3. What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?
    Monero
  4. What advice does the whistleblower give for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin?
    Avoiding mobile wallets, looking into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts, running a VPN/tor at all times.
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1.- Being stolen funds, coming from a dnm, mixer, terrorist financing or ramsonware payout addresses.

2.- HSI, FBI, IRS, DEA, SEC, CIA, ATF, Secret Service, NYPD.

3.- Monero

4.- “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. stolen, from a mixer, darknet, terrorist, ransomware
  2. it seems like all of them use it, at least the ones that can afford the cost
  3. monero
  4. use wallets that incorporate privacy measures

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

Stolen funds from a hacking type incident, coming from a dnm, coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing and coming from ransomware payout addresses."

Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?

HSI, FBI, IRS, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, and most of the other federal law enforecement agencies are running the agenices. Only Large police departments run the software like NYPD. RCMP and Europol and NCA use it aswell.

What cryptocurrency does the whistleblower recommend for privacy?

Monero Privacy Coin

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

To not use mobile wallets and to use Wasabi/CoinJoin and to 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 (like from hacking), 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, IRS. In addition, ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA (In Q Tel), and other federal agencies, some really large police departments, some DA offices, RCMP, Europol, NCA in UK.
  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 Wasabi, run a VPN/tor, remember everything on the clearnet is logged.
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  1. What are the five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’?
    Coming from a mixer
    Stolen funds
    Terrorist financing
    Coming from ransom ware payout address
    Coming from dnm
    Europol
    SEC
    Errbody

  2. Which government agencies use Chainalysis software?
    FBI
    IRS
    large police departments
    Europol
    SEC
    Errbody

  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 wallets
    Use a VPN at all times

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  1. The five most likely causes for a Bitcoin transaction being marked as ‘suspicious’ are: stolen funds (like from a hacking type incident), coming from a dnm (Dark Net Market), coming from a mixer, coming from terrorist financing, and coming from ransomware payout addresses.
  2. Government agencies which use Chainalysis software include HSI, FBI and IRS. In addition, “ATF, DEA, SEC, Secret Service, CIA, and most of the other federal law enforcement agencies. Only really large police departments are running the software (it isn’t cheap) like NYPD. The RCMP uses the software too. And Europol. The national police (NCA) in the UK, as well.
  3. The cryptocurrency the whistleblower recommends for privacy is Monero.
  4. The advice that the whistleblower gives for preserving anonymity when using Bitcoin is to avoid mobile wallets, look into Wasabi/Coinjoin and similar efforts, and run a VPN/tor at all times,
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  1. Stolen funds - Dark Net Market funds - Mixer funds - Terrorist funds - Ransomware funds.
  2. HSI, FBI, IRS (most prominent), as well as ATF, DEA, SEC, SS, and CIA (through In-Q-Tel).
  3. Monero, Mixers, and refraining from using Mobile Wallets.
  4. Never use mobile wallets, always use mixers, always stay on tor, and remember that everything you do on clearnet is logged.
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