When a market exit scams, where do the coins actually go?

So I haven't been in this game long, and I'm no bitcoin market, but I've read about and seen markets(and bitcoin exchanges as well actually) exit scamming, that is to say, suddenly shutting down and taking all the coins that are currently in their control - escrow and deposits.

My question is this - where do they move the coins when they take them? Surely moving such a large amount of money without leaving any kind of trail leading back to yourself or linking to anyone involved is too difficult with the way the blockchain works? Why isn't it possible as an expert or even a tech savvy user to track where the coins go, if you know which addresses belong to the markets?


Comments


[11 Points] Poiroi:

They tumble the coins and get outta dodge.


[5 Points] -thuggy:

bitcoin heaven


[3 Points] Darknet_Retard:

You can use tumblers very effectively--even in large amounts. Most markets have "hot" wallets that are known to be linked to the market and store coins. From this wallet, a market can simply send many small transactions to other wallets as many times as they like and use tumblers effectively making them anonymous. It's almost the same way that Tor works--you relay information through and to so many different sources that it obscures and "cleans" the coins.


[2 Points] None:

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[1 Points] HiddenVegan:

You think random darknet users can do more than law enforcement in that regards?


[0 Points] ILIKEDRUGSTUFF:

Check your butt hole


[-2 Points] None:

What difference would it make? Come on use your head.

We arent talking about home addresses.