Blockchain is not absolutely anonymous.
The FBI recently coordinated the arrest of Kai West (a British citizen), known as IntelBroker, who is accused of hacking and selling stolen data from over 40 organizations.
In January 2023, an undercover FBI agent posed as a buyer and transferred $250 in $BTC to purchase the data, and West agreed to the transaction → Thanks to blockchain analysis, the FBI traced his true identity even though the hacker primarily accepted payments in Monero ($XMR).
West was arrested in France in February 2025 and is awaiting extradition to the U.S. The total damage he caused is estimated to be around $25 million.
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