Chainalysis and Integra: A Quick Look At What's Really Going On
As many of you will know by now, it was announced in early September that Chainalysis and Integra were awarded a $1.25 Million contract for the IRS, with the goal of breaking the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero. This is nothing new however, as for a long time now the IRS has been focused on finding a way to crack the famously untraceable coin. Though recently, an internal video leaking from the Chainalysis team has come forth, showing first hand what they have been working on in terms of Monero, and what techniques they are currently applying in an attempt to trace users of the digital currency. And despite the fact this may cause a sense of fear in many Monero users, I don’t personally think one should be deterred based on these findings alone. With all of that in mind, let's try to do a brief summary, and take a look at what's really going on here.. What We've Learned.. A fter watching their leaked video, is Chainalysis really able to track Mone...
