I regularly receive 0.0001 btc deposits to my btc wallets.

Im regularly receiving 0.001 btc deposits to my large btc wallets. The particular thing is that all my wallets that contain at least 100k USD are regularly receiving these deposits. Sometime 0.001, sometime 0.0005, sometime 0.0001... And when looking the transactions on the blockchain, it seems the transaction is part of a large block where a user sent 0.0001 to 250+ addresses, all of which contain 50k+ USD. There is no message, just a payment to multiple large wallets from a single set of btc addresses.

I assume If i send a payment from one of the addresses that received the deposit, chances are I will also spend this tiny deposit as part of the block, thus creating a possible way to track my transactions.

I for sure enjoy the free 40 cents, but was just puzzled at what this actually meant?


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[68 Points] tuscanleatherbrk:

This could be some form of taint analysis


[65 Points] Anti-Hero_AU:

It means somebody is watching where your coin ends up.

You might want to consider learning to tumble/mix and using some fresh wallets with 0 taint on the dirty ones.

Randomised amounts/times/fees is key to whether or not you are successful in severing the link between these dirty wallets. Also, depends how much talent the guy following you around has...


[52 Points] DNMthrowaway187:

Sounds like one of BBMCs methods of tracking coin through the blockchain


[20 Points] Dnm_cunt:

It's /u/Vendor_BBMC and he's gonna find your Belizean ass....


[19 Points] suckmyopsec:

Sounds like LE going after big time vendors in attempt at taint analysis. It could also be a hacker or scum bag trying to follow a bunch of big vendors hoping he can get lucky and blackmail one.

Someone is after you that's for sure. Try using multiple wallets (not just addresses) and make sure any wallet doesn't have any more than ~$10k at any given time. Use fresh wallets every week. This will be a huge inconvenience considering the amount of revenue you regularly have but think of it like insurance.


[16 Points] issizz:

Hello there! To help you I'll need your private wallet seed. You can PM this to me along with any questions you have regarding Bitcoin or the blockchain and I'd be happy to assist you.


[11 Points] Lolsteroids:

RCMP, NSA and freelance hackers are all out to get you, AK.

Better burn house down and fly to Belize.


[5 Points] None:

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[5 Points] anon1901:

Sounds to me like it's LE sending btc to you're wallet in hopes of being able to trace it and uncover you're identity.


[5 Points] Vendor_BBMC:

The FBI send them to any wallets they consider suspicious. At one time, they had a message attached (a begging letter from a poor indian student who's mother needed an operation), but they've stopped doing that now.

If I'm susoicious of a wallet during a robbery, I make a deposit containing only 3, 6 , or 9. The more 6s, the more sure I am. 0.000666 btc means I know it's the money I'm tracking for sure.

From 2014 onwards, I'd sometimes "666" some bitcoin within 2 confirmations of it moving, but it already had one of those payments you mentioned. I'd think "how the fuck did somebody else track it before me?".

Then I realiseed that its being done automatically by a LE computer, whenever a large amount of BTC moves, so that a human can follow up on it later.

I recommend you bnreak it down into smaller chunks and send it to new wallets via bitcoinfog. You need to shake them off before you spend any of it, AK.


[5 Points] toesknowz:

Quantik how much time do you spend everyday peaking through the blinds bro?


[3 Points] moyno85:

all my wallets that contain at least 100k USD

wtf


[3 Points] None:

, perhaps that person has determined that all of those accounts are illegal money accounts and he has been targeted for withdrawal and knows he wont get in any trouble for it, perhaps they already have access to the accounts and are just keeping tabs on them letting them grow for later


[2 Points] Molly-Cyrus:

Satoshi butterfly kisses!


[2 Points] None:

They're coming for you, Neo, and I don't know what they're going to do!!!!!!!!


[2 Points] None:

thus creating a possible way to track my transactions.

I agree this seems like the goal, but have they accomplished it? Does sending you a tx to that address in any way provide more tracking than just knowing the address itself? I don't think it does.


[2 Points] 56nights56:

I don't like you having questions. You are too important .. <3


[2 Points] sapiophile:

First of all, using Coin Control (selectable inputs), it's easy to eliminate that input from any subsequent transactions, so be sure to do that, if it's a concern for you.

But I also just want to speak to this whole notion of this being a means to "trace" bitcoins. This is an idea that seems to be mostly popularized by /u/Vendor_BBMC, and honestly, I have no idea why. It makes no sense. There is nothing special about some magical, tiny bitcoin input that is somehow "more" easy to track than, you know, the inputs that are already part of a given wallet's balance. It's possible that some lower-quality tumblers might make it difficult to re-combine such balances, and therefore this would potentially help track wallets (consisting of multiple BTC addresses) across tumblers, but any tumbler or taint-reduction system that allows a single user to use multiple inputs (which, as far as I know, is all of them, as multiple-input transactions are a standard part of the bitcoin protocol) would basically render this moot.

The whole thing doesn't make sense.

I have to imagine it's just spam (literal, actual, advertising spam) - take a look on blockchain.info and see if there are messages attached to those transactions.

And if there's anyone who can actually explain, in a sound, technical manner, how these tiny inputs are somehow, magically more trackable than any other given bitcoin input, I'd be fascinated to learn. But I am extremely skeptical.

EDIT: It is theoretically possible that if using a tumbler or taint-reducer whose fees are not randomized, that this could assist in tracking the funds. But even that's a stretch. And it could also be mitigated by outputting the tumbler to multiple destination addresses and then tumbling again, or by simply rounding the amount either up or down to some common denomination beforehand.


[1 Points] None:

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[1 Points] None:

Pfizer hackers surely are getting more and more clever every day.


[1 Points] UDGHT:

RemindMe! 1 week


[1 Points] None:

Hurry up and burn your house in belize before http://buybelize.com/ sells it all off. Either way. Just my 2 cents ;}


[1 Points] drmthrow:

Bruh just send 0.0001 BTC to a spare wallet and you're no longer tracked. EZ


[1 Points] 180K:

I wonder if that's being used by people storing info on the blockchain? Either that or the ABC's are pinging your wallets.


[1 Points] LargeCockHiker:

I thought you wouldn't mind the free tips.. i'll stop sending them


[1 Points] YeOldeShoppe2:

maybe you just forgot about that Genesis cloud mining contract you signed up for?


[1 Points] BudgetBuyer:

I wish LE would pay me to track MY wallets... :(


[1 Points] Theeconomist1:

did the coin go through any of your other wallets that you control? If the Feds already targeted your wallet to be watched, they don't need to make deposits like that. They can just watch it. All transaction are public. Deposits like that would be used to locate a wallet though that was unknown. For instance say you have the following process

Wallet A -> Wallet B -> Wallet C

Say wallet A is a disposable market wallet. Wallets B and C are unknown to depositor. Deposit made to A, they watch to uncover B and C. That makes sense.

But if wallet C is already known there is no point to making a deposit there. Since you have a lot of coin in the target wallet, it's not disposable like a market deposit address. They can watch wallet C all day. I guess if they believe your wallet will move coin triggered by a deposit they might do it to spur it.

In other words if it is the Feds they don't know what they are looking at. Maybe they thing it's part of a tumbler? But that doesn't make much sense. I don't even know if I am making much sense


[1 Points] goingpoostal:

It's all good, player. What you got is rich people problems. I have the opposite problems, so I can't help you with that. But I'm sure you're gonna be just fine.