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>>mikeyo+(OP)
> One overlooked detail in the Razzlekahn arrest. Almost all the money went through AlphaBay, using it as a mixer. The feds were able to see through this because they seized AlphaBay. Its amazing how, even years after, darknet market seizures pay dividends to the feds.

Another fascinating detail.

Source: https://twitter.com/ncweaver/status/1491118233973571585

>>Alexan+UD
Another reason why Monero is better. With Monero, it wouldn't have mattered that AlphaBay was hacked.

>>young_+bG1
Funny you would say that, because if you read the indictment, these people did actually deposit Monero on one exchange:

> VCE 4 Account 2 was entirely funded by approximately 13,200 XMR via approximately 21 transactions that took place between in or around November 2017 and March 2019.

> Another account at VCE 4 (“VCE 4 Account 3”) was created on or about November 20, 2017, and was registered in the name of another Russian national and under another Russian email address. VCE 4 Account 3 was entirely funded by approximately 6,870 XMR, via approximately 10 transactions that took place between in or around November 2017 and April 2019.

> The XMR deposited into VCE 4 Account 2 and VCE 4 Account 3 was all converted to BTC and then withdrawn, consistent with chain hopping. The same method was used to liquidate the funds from the VCE 1 accounts as described above.

>>323+EI1
But the accounts 1 and 2 on VCE 4 (the ones funded by Monero) weren't registered in either Morgan's or Lichtenstein's name. They were created with fake credentials.

The feds were able to link them to the couple because bitcoins were moved from VCE 4 to other accounts that also had received bitcoins which were traceable to their alphabay accounts.

If they had funneled everything through monero I can't say that they wouldn't have got caught like this.