{"id":16826,"date":"2024-09-09T19:31:15","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:31:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/leaked-chainalysis-video-suggests-monero-tracking-method\/"},"modified":"2024-09-09T19:31:15","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T16:31:15","slug":"leaked-chainalysis-video-suggests-monero-tracking-method","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/leaked-chainalysis-video-suggests-monero-tracking-method\/","title":{"rendered":"Leaked Chainalysis Video Suggests Monero Tracking Method"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A leaked video from the analytics firm Chainalysis has sparked speculation that transactions of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) can be traced.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MKuaZ7wQICA?si=4fYJx6kqXnLRjoJz\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The firm likely uploaded the video by mistake and quickly removed it. However, users downloaded and re-uploaded the material on YouTube.<\/p>\n<p>According to the description, the video was recorded back in August 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, footage from the video appeared in a Monero-dedicated thread on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/Monero\/comments\/1f8jv6w\/tracing_monero_via_malicious_nodes\/\">Reddit<\/a>. The post&#8217;s author, known as _It_, claims the leaked video demonstrates how Chainalysis has been tracking XMR transactions since 2021 through its own &#8220;malicious&#8221; nodes in the network.<\/p>\n<p>According to the video instructions, Chainalysis deploys a large number of nodes from various geographical locations and uses multiple internet providers to capture transaction IP addresses and timestamps.<\/p>\n<p>This method potentially reduces Monero&#8217;s privacy and allows tracking of the location of wallets interacting with the &#8220;malicious&#8221; node.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-qw.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXc9O_upzRF0YDBijcQuAbYmqpFiLsFOy1s-CMi1uOIM4DDj4pCJhlKbX2VrI-V86LD2swZhMGC8_vqi0LrRtdHKMHu-eqlkrWzIGB2sc7pkdZvrvwnb4_uhbq_mesWpwBXSx2TC-LNXxAh5Ec5m-6Nrc6Cl?key=V1rmhtMYVTb7B2f3kwYw1w\" alt=\"Leaked Chainalysis video reveals Monero tracking method\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">XMR tracking methodology from Chainalysis video. Data: YouTube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Back in 2020, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service selected Chainalysis and Integra FEC to develop a solution capable of tracking transactions on the Monero network.<\/p>\n<p>In January 2024, the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation <a href=\"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/news\/finnish-authorities-track-monero-using-hacker\">reported<\/a> that it had managed to trace XMR linked to hacker Julius Kivim\u00e4ki.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A leaked video from the analytics firm Chainalysis has sparked speculation that transactions of the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Monero (XMR) can be traced. The firm likely uploaded the video by mistake and quickly removed it. However, users downloaded and re-uploaded the material on YouTube. According to the description, the video was recorded back in August 2023. 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