Blockchain analyzes how well you're tumbling your coins

I know this was mentioned before a while ago, but I just found out about this feature that tells you how anonymous your transactions are.

https://blockchain.info/taint/TYPE_ANY_BITCOIN_ADDRESS_HERE Obviously use any address you want to lookup in the URL.

"Taint is the % of funds received by an address that can be traced back to another address.

This pages shows the addresses which have sent bitcoins to [BITCOIN_ADDRESS_ENTERED]. The data can be used to evaluate the anonymity provided by a mixing service. For example Send Coins from Address A to a Mixing service then withdraw to address B. If you can find Address A on the taint list of Address B then the mixing service has not sufficiently severed the link between your addresses. The more "taint" the stronger the link that remains."

Edit: I think this also works with the onion URL but you can also do this by searching any btc address on blockchain.info/onion url then clicking Taint Analysis on the top left of the page where it says "Tools".


Comments


[2 Points] Anti-Hero_AU:

Thanks man, it's only been out for over four years.

Nifty isn't it?


[2 Points] None:

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[1 Points] juniperhigh:

okay cool let's say that happens. now LE have a list of addresses which received BTC for the DNM. Let's say they also have which accounts those addresses received BTC for. So they have a fair idea now that <DNM username> received BTC from <wallet addresses> (online wallet sends the BTC from a different address every transaction too, so they'd need to analyse all of them) and also bought <drug>.

Note: Even though details of past transactions have been wiped, let's say the market didn't actually wipe them and LE got them.

Now how are they going to know which company owns <wallet addresses>? Okay IDK (hopefully you could help me with this bit) but let's assume they find out that it belongs to <online wallet provider>.

They would have to subpoena <online wallet provider> to tell them that <real ID> transferred BTC to <addresses> on <dates> etc.

Okay so now LE know that <real ID> transferred BTC to a DNM. And that <DNM username> made purchases with the BTC.

They can not convict <real ID> for transferring BTC to a DNM address, which provided BTC for <DNM username> to make a transaction. That's not illegal. They need proof that <real ID> is in fact <DNM username>, and <real ID> made a transaction, which they do not have. Though they do have some circumstantial evidence now. They could monitor mail, do controlled deliveries etc. in order to catch <real ID>

Lol LE is really going to go to that much effort to catch a responsible drug user, ordering small non-distributable amounts?

You're out of your fucking mind.

I'd definitely tumble and use TAILs if I were a player in the game. But I'm not. I'm like a spec of dust on a pawn. You need some perspective.