AlphaBay accepted Monero for transactions.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 24 Details
“Only Bitcoin, Monero, and Ethereum were accepted.”
Protocol
protocol:monero
Cryptocurrency accepted by AlphaBay and held in the seized marketplace assets.
Cryptocurrency accepted by AlphaBay and held in the seized marketplace assets.
“Only Bitcoin, Monero, and Ethereum were accepted.”
Cryptocurrency mentioned as an alternative coin accepted by some darknet markets.
“Sometimes other coins are accepted too, like Monero.”
Cryptocurrency to which the WannaCry proceeds were transferred, described as obscuring transaction amounts and addresses.
“At the Bitcoin exchange, they transferred the Bitcoin to Monero”
Privacy-focused cryptocurrency used in the laundering path described by Joseph.
“I’d change the crypto to Monero”
“Monero is a privacy coin”
Cryptocurrency described as more private and harder to track than Bitcoin.
“he also would exchange his Bitcoin for Monero, which is more private than Bitcoin and harder to track”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| incoming | USES | AlphaBay | Explicit | 24 |
| incoming | USES | Joseph Harris | Explicit | 118 |
| incoming | USES | Sam Bent | Explicit | 132 |
AlphaBay accepted Monero for transactions.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 24 Details
“Only Bitcoin, Monero, and Ethereum were accepted.”
Joseph Harris USES Monero
Joseph used Monero to launder stolen cryptocurrency and obscure its origin.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Joseph Harris EP 118 Details
“I’d change the crypto to Monero”
Sam exchanged Bitcoin for Monero and then cashed out the Monero because it was more private and harder to track.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 132 Details
“he also would exchange his Bitcoin for Monero, which is more private than Bitcoin and harder to track”