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   Huge cryptomixer takedown sees feds seize over $30milion   
      
   Date:   
   Tue, 02 Dec 2025 18:07:00 +0000   
      
   Description:   
   Another mixing service bites the dust, but no arrests were made.   
      
   FULL STORY   
      
   German and Swiss authorities, together with Europol, Eurojust, and US law   
   enforcement, have taken down Cryptomixer.io - allegedly one of the largest   
   cryptocurrency mixing services in existence.    
      
   As the name suggests, this is a service that mixes cryptocurrencies . Because   
   of their transparent and pseudonymous nature, most cryptocurrency    
   transactions can be tracked rather easily, and if the user exposes their   
   identity at any point (for example, spends a little crypto in a coffee shop   
   covered with security cameras), their entire transaction history can be    
   traced back.    
      
   Since crypto is the currency of choice for many cybercriminals, this is a   
   problem. That's where mixers come in. Crooks can send stolen money to the   
   service, where it gets mixed (merged or broken down) with other tokens, and   
   then returned (at a random point in time, to a random, newly generated   
   address).   
      
   Servers, domains, data, and money, all seized    
      
   Although most mixer developers will say that their idea is not to facilitate   
   crime but rather protect privacy, its well established that many mixer users   
   take advantage of the service for less than legitimate reasons.    
      
   This is why the services are constantly being targeted by law enforcement.   
   Prior to Cryptomixer.io, the police took down Bestmixer.io (2019), ChipMixer   
   (2023), and Sinbad.io (2023).    
      
   Earlier this week, Europol issued a new press release confirming the service   
   was shut down on Monday. It has been running since 2016, and was one of the   
   largest bitcoin mixers with billions of euros in revenues, most of which were   
   gained from criminal activities.    
      
   The operation was led by Zurich law enforcement agencies, and resulted in the   
   seizure of three servers in Switzerland, the cryptomixer.io internet domain,   
   and 12 terabytes of data which will later be used in follow-up    
   investigations, and possible doxxing of numerous criminals.    
      
   Furthermore, the police seized around $29 million in cryptocurrencies from    
   the service, as well.    
      
   "The findings will also contribute to the investigation of further   
   cybercrimes," said BKA, Germany's federal investigation agency.    
      
    Via Reuters    
      
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   Link to news story:   
   https://www.techradar.com/pro/security/huge-cryptomixer-takedown-sees-feds-sei   
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