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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by twelve40 on Wednesday April 12, 2023 @10:24PM (#35550059)
> Mixers, privacy chains, and ZK privacy schemes

Does any of this stuff actually help bypass KYC requirements for legal offramps in developed countries?

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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by Gigachad on Thursday April 13, 2023 @12:19AM (#35550897)
Probably not. I believe exchanges are meant to block transactions of tainted coins. And using a mixer immediately marks the coins as tainted.
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Re:The U.S. Cracked a $3.4B Crypto Heist–and Bitcoin’s Anony... by hailwren on Thursday April 13, 2023 @08:01AM (#35554102)
I haven’t really used any of them, but my belief is that the USG wouldn’t have sanctioned TornadoCash if it didn’t work.
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