[比推] Zurich recently made a big move - a coin mixing platform called Cryptomixer was shut down.
This operation was carried out jointly by the Swiss and German police, with the timeframe set between November 24 and 28, coordinated by Europol. The final results: three servers, the domain Cryptomixer.io, over 25 million euros (approximately 29 million USD) worth of Bitcoin, and an additional 12TB of data were all seized.
What's even more outrageous is that upon reviewing past accounts, it was discovered that this platform has been operating since 2016 and has helped launder over 1.3 billion euros worth of Bitcoin. Its methods are quite “professional”—the settlement time is prolonged, and the fund allocation has randomness, essentially making it a tool tailor-made to cover up dirty money.
The mixing service itself is technically neutral, but once targeted by criminal gangs, regulation will eventually take action. This operation also serves as a wake-up call for the industry: the boundaries of on-chain privacy and compliance are always a tricky issue that needs to be handled carefully.
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GameFiCritic
· 12-01 16:23
1.3 billion euros laundered, this platform is quite resilient, from 2016 to now... it shows that coin mixing has long become a part of the toolchain, and there is no such thing as technological neutrality.
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GhostChainLoyalist
· 12-01 16:13
Wow, 1.3 billion euros, this platform is indeed ruthless, but damn it
After so many years without being caught, it shows that on-chain privacy really needs to be thoroughly considered
Mixers themselves are not wrong, but if used to launder money, they deserve to be shut down, and regulators should take action this time
The traceability of Bitcoin addresses should have been a cause for concern long ago
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TestnetFreeloader
· 12-01 16:09
Wow, it took 8 years to be caught? This coin mixing platform is quite bold, getting caught after laundering 1.3 billion euros.
Those playing with coin mixing should be scared now; this time it's really not just a warning.
Regulatory measures are getting tougher; how much on-chain privacy can still remain...
No wonder people in the group have been low-key recently; if I had known this day would come, I wouldn't have touched this stuff.
This time Europe is serious; will Asia follow suit?
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UncleLiquidation
· 12-01 16:07
1.3 billion euros in Money Laundering activities, this method is indeed "professional"... it should have been dealt with long ago.
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faded_wojak.eth
· 12-01 16:00
Hmm... 1.3 billion euros in Money Laundering scale, this platform is really ruthless, no wonder the regulators are determined to crack down
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Mixing coins itself is not wrong, the problem is that it has been ruined by the black market, now everyone has to take the blame
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Wait, 25 million euros in Bitcoin? This is what was seized, the behind-the-scenes financier must be heartbroken
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From 2016 until now, it hasn't been shut down, which instead shows how big the regulatory loopholes were before
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There must be a lot of leaks in that 12TB of data, there should be more troubles coming
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Saying technology neutrality sounds very grand, but knowing it was designed for Money Laundering, just don’t pretend.
Zurich Joint Law Enforcement: 1.3 billion euros Money Laundering case, the mixing platform Cryptomixer was dismantled
[比推] Zurich recently made a big move - a coin mixing platform called Cryptomixer was shut down.
This operation was carried out jointly by the Swiss and German police, with the timeframe set between November 24 and 28, coordinated by Europol. The final results: three servers, the domain Cryptomixer.io, over 25 million euros (approximately 29 million USD) worth of Bitcoin, and an additional 12TB of data were all seized.
What's even more outrageous is that upon reviewing past accounts, it was discovered that this platform has been operating since 2016 and has helped launder over 1.3 billion euros worth of Bitcoin. Its methods are quite “professional”—the settlement time is prolonged, and the fund allocation has randomness, essentially making it a tool tailor-made to cover up dirty money.
The mixing service itself is technically neutral, but once targeted by criminal gangs, regulation will eventually take action. This operation also serves as a wake-up call for the industry: the boundaries of on-chain privacy and compliance are always a tricky issue that needs to be handled carefully.