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re: And So It Begins: Bitcoins seized by DEA

Posted on 6/24/13 at 11:43 am to
Posted by Broke
AKA Buttercup
Member since Sep 2006
65049 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 11:43 am to
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Taint analysis reveals that nearly 10% of those bitcoins eventually pass through an address responsible for transacting more than 419,000btc since 2012


I soooooo want to know what Taint Analysis is.
Posted by gizmoflak
Member since May 2007
11665 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 12:05 pm to
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I soooooo want to know what Taint Analysis is


Posted by El Josey Wales
Greater Geismar
Member since Nov 2007
22710 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 12:11 pm to
Posted by Volvagia
Fort Worth
Member since Mar 2006
51914 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 12:33 pm to
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I soooooo want to know what Taint Analysis is.


It's an aspect of the 37476268335841 point inspection of a candidate to be officially certified as an OT 10
Posted by Poodlebrain
Way Right of Rex
Member since Jan 2004
19860 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 12:33 pm to
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I soooooo want to know what Taint Analysis is.
Come on, who wouldn't want to include experience as a Taint Analyst on their resume? Just think of the conversations you could have at job interviews.

But to get back on topic, I wonder what Wiki and Josh will have to say on the subject? Just how did the DEA go about seizing the Bitcoins? Will the DEA be able to back trace the Bitcoins to determine who possessed them in the past, and will they be investigated for possible crimes?
Posted by WikiTiger
Member since Sep 2007
41055 posts
Posted on 6/24/13 at 5:25 pm to
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I soooooo want to know what Taint Analysis is.


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

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.
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