Bitcoin Mixers: How Do They Work and Why Are They Used?
Bitcoin offers pseudonymity to users by design. But in order to be completely anonymous, you’ll need to use tools like bitcoin mixers.
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Bitcoin Mixing CEO Harmon Pleads Guilty to US Money-Laundering Charge
The case may set a precedent for bitcoin mixing services.
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Aug 18, 2021 at 3:16 p.m. UTC
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State of Crypto: The Bitcoin Fog Indictment Shows the Permanence of User Data
The feds arrested the alleged operator of bitcoin mixing service Bitcoin Fog last week. But where’d they get the information to indict him?
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May 4, 2021 at 1:30 p.m. UTC
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US Officials Arrest Alleged Operator of $336M Bitcoin Mixing Service
Roman Sterlingov faces three charges: unlicensed money transmission, money laundering and money laundering without a license.
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Apr 27, 2021 at 11:38 p.m. UTC
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FinCEN Fines Bitcoin-Mixing CEO $60M in Landmark Crackdown on Helix, Coin Ninja
Larry Dean Harmon ran the first bitcoin mixing services targeted with criminal allegations by U.S. authorities.
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Oct 19, 2020 at 6:49 p.m. UTC
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Darknet Markets Are Mixing Bitcoins at Blistering Pace: Report
Darknet markets mixed $67 million in bitcoin in Q1 2020, a staggering jump from 2019's Q1 total of $3 million.
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Jul 15, 2020 at 3:27 p.m. UTC
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Developers of Ethereum Privacy Tool Tornado Cash Smash Their Keys
Developers of ether mixer Tornado Cash have destroyed their admin keys, turning the privacy tool into permissionless code.
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May 18, 2020 at 10:05 p.m. UTC
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Ex-Microsoft Engineer Used Bitcoin to Help Embezzle Millions From Tech Giant
The software engineer used bitcoin mixers to help obfuscate the source of the stolen funds.
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Feb 27, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. UTC
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Dutch Authorities Arrest 2 in Million-Euro Crypto Money Laundering Investigations
Dutch tax enforcers with the Netherlands’ Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service arrested two men Monday for laundering millions of euros in cryptocurrency.
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Feb 20, 2020 at 6:10 a.m. UTC
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