SLP130 ErgoBTC - Tracking PlusToken Scammers with White Hat Bitcoin Chain Analysis

ErgoBTC, a pseudonymous bitcoin ‘white hat’ privacy analyst joins me in this episode to talk about his journey tracking PlusToken scammers in their attempts to mix and dump 200k BTC. This is a must listen episode for bitcoiners to understand how your privacy can be impinged, and we also talk about tools and techniques for assessing and defending your own bitcoin privacy.

We talk:

• How he got into bitcoin privacy analysis
• PlusToken scammers - what is the scale of it, and what did they do wrong
• In depth discussion on bitcoin mixers and bitcoin privacy
• Key takeaways for listeners, mixing products, exchanges on privacy
• Future of chain analysis

ErgoBTC Links:

• ErgoBTC Twitter: @ErgoBTC
• Tracking the PlusToken Whale article: https://medium.com/@ErgoBTC/tracking-the-plustoken-whale-attempted-bitcoin-laundering-and-its-impact-on-wasabi-wallet-787c0d240192

Sponsor links:

• Kraken
• Unchained Capital
• 21x.io
• GiveBitcoin

Stephan Livera links:

• Show notes and website
• Follow me on twitter @stephanlivera
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