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Blockchain Analytics

Blockchain analytics firms and law enforcement use clustering, timing, and behavioral heuristics to trace patterns across hundreds of wallets.

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Jan 12, 2026
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What is the dark onion market and how does it operate?

The “dark onion market” is shorthand for darknet marketplaces hosted as Tor “.onion” hidden services where buyers and sellers trade goods and services—often illegal—pseudonymously, using layered encry...

Jan 31, 2026
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How do cybercriminals convert stolen tax refunds into untraceable cash or cryptocurrency?

usually begin by converting stolen tax refunds—often obtained as bank account access or direct-payment redirections—into through a mix of rapid swaps, mixers, and fragmented transfers to obfuscate ori...

Jan 28, 2026
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if i have a bitcoin wallet address, all transacation and raw hex how could i find the private keys, wallet file using bitcoind

Possessing only a Bitcoin address, on‑chain transactions and raw transaction hex does not enable recovery of the or a wallet file — private keys are not derivable from public addresses or transactions...

Jan 26, 2026

What steps can victims take to recover crypto lost to politically themed impersonation scams?

Victims of politically themed should move quickly to contain damage, document every interaction, and engage both law enforcement and forensic tracing specialists, because impersonation- and AI-driven ...

Jan 10, 2026

How do privacy coins and off‑ramp services affect investigators’ ability to trace payments from dark‑web card sales?

Privacy coins such as Monero and Zcash materially reduce the on‑chain visibility that investigators rely on for tracing dark‑web payments, while off‑ramp services—mixers, chain‑hopping tools, and comp...