{"id":2985,"date":"2026-07-29T12:20:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T10:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/?page_id=2985"},"modified":"2026-07-31T09:26:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T07:26:42","slug":"crypto-mixer-decline-obfuscation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/en\/whitepaper\/krypto-mixer-rueckgang-verschleierung\/","title":{"rendered":"Crypto mixers on the decline: Obfuscation in transition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2985\" class=\"elementor elementor-2985\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21a91ec0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"21a91ec0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d3427b4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6d3427b4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34549732 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34549732\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a88bc22 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"a88bc22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e05f969 eyebrow elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e05f969\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research Report No. 11 \u00b7 Forensics &amp; Money Laundering<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27567fc8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"27567fc8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Crypto mixers in decline \u2014 obfuscation in transition<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f20d1e elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11f20d1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #cdddea; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6;\">Traditional mixers are losing market share, while cross-chain bridges, no-KYC swaps, and guarantee networks are gaining ground. What this means for crypto forensics (2022\u20132026).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-43840669 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"43840669\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:14px;margin-top:8px;max-width:560px;\"><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;\"><div style=\"font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:23px;color:#fff;\">-37 %<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#a9c3d6;margin-top:3px;line-height:1.4;\">Mixer Activity 2024\u21922025 (TRM Labs)<\/div><\/div><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;\"><div style=\"font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:23px;color:#fff;\">+66 %<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#a9c3d6;margin-top:3px;line-height:1.4;\">Cross-Chain Bridge Usage 2024\u21922025<\/div><\/div><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;\"><div style=\"font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:23px;color:#fff;\">154 billion $<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#a9c3d6;margin-top:3px;line-height:1.4;\">Illegal on-chain volume 2025 (+162 % YoY)<\/div><\/div><div style=\"background:rgba(255,255,255,.07);border:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.16);border-radius:10px;padding:14px 16px;\"><div style=\"font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:23px;color:#fff;\">50,1 %<\/div><div style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#a9c3d6;margin-top:3px;line-height:1.4;\">Hack funds via Bridges (H1 2025)<\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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href=\"#summary\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Read online<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11dfe22c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"11dfe22c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64420d21 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64420d21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"434\" height=\"760\" src=\"https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-cover.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2992\" alt=\"A winding line of golden coins laid along glowing blue threads against a dark, blurred background, suggesting money flow.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-cover.jpg 434w, https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-cover-171x300.jpg 171w, https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-cover-7x12.jpg 7w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 434px) 100vw, 434px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-285ca6e5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"285ca6e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Whitepaper 2026<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-818239e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"818239e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1200e053 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1200e053\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3265d4f8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3265d4f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" id=\"summary\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3faeb4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3faeb4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Executive Summary<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c481c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"7c481c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul style=\"list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;\"><li style=\"position:relative;padding-left:22px;margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:8px;width:8px;height:8px;background:#B0892F;border-radius:2px;display:block;\"><\/span><b>Classic mixers are losing importance:<\/b> Tornado Cash, ChipMixer, Blender\/Sinbad have been significantly pushed back since 2023 \u2014 mixer-related on-chain activity \u221237 % (2024\u21922025, TRM Labs).<\/li><li style=\"position:relative;padding-left:22px;margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:8px;width:8px;height:8px;background:#B0892F;border-radius:2px;display:block;\"><\/span><b>The cause is enforcement, not declining demand:<\/b> The total volume of illegal activity rose to \u2265 154 billion USD (+162 % YoY, Chainalysis).<\/li><li style=\"position:relative;padding-left:22px;margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:8px;width:8px;height:8px;background:#B0892F;border-radius:2px;display:block;\"><\/span><b>Shift to faster alternatives:<\/b> Cross-Chain-Bridges (+66 %), No-KYC Instant Swaps, Chinese-language Guarantee Networks (Huione) and Privacy Coins (Monero).<\/li><li style=\"position:relative;padding-left:22px;margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:8px;width:8px;height:8px;background:#B0892F;border-radius:2px;display:block;\"><\/span><b>H1 2025:<\/b> 50.1 % of the hack funds went through Bridges (~1.5 billion USD), only ~11 % through classic mixers (~339 million USD, Elliptic).<\/li><li style=\"position:relative;padding-left:22px;margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:8px;width:8px;height:8px;background:#B0892F;border-radius:2px;display:block;\"><\/span><b>Stablecoins<\/b> 84 % accounted for the identified illegal volume in 2025.<\/li><li style=\"position:relative;padding-left:22px;margin:7px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;\"><span style=\"position:absolute;left:0;top:8px;width:8px;height:8px;background:#B0892F;border-radius:2px;display:block;\"><\/span><b>The focus of forensic science is shifting:<\/b> from mixer output clustering to cross-chain tracing, bridge patterns and the identification of aggregation\/guarantee platforms.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b951c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1b951c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"n\">01<\/span> What blenders can do \u2014 and why they have been pushed aside<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2203376f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2203376f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Mixers (tumblers) obscure the origin of crypto assets by pooling coins from different users and paying them out in newly combined amounts\u2014thus breaking the direct on-chain link between depositor and recipient. With non-custodial protocols like Tornado Cash, this is achieved through zero-knowledge proofs, meaning no operator controls the funds.<\/p><p>The decline is a result of targeted prosecution and sanctions against the key services:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e9da825 wp-table elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e9da825\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th style=\"width:16%\">service<\/th><th style=\"width:30%\">Enforcement measure<\/th><th style=\"width:16%\">time<\/th><th>Result<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Tornado Cash<\/td><td>US sanctions; co-founder Roman Storm convicted<\/td><td>Aug 2022 \u00b7 Aug 2025<\/td><td>Sanction overturned in court in March 2025 \u2014 deterrence remained in place<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>ChipMixer<\/td><td>Dismantling by US and German authorities<\/td><td>March 2023<\/td><td>7 TB of data &amp; &gt; $46 million seized; operator convicted<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Blender.io \/ Sinbad<\/td><td>Sanctioning (Atomic, Axie, Horizon hacking fees)<\/td><td>Nov 2023<\/td><td>2 out of 3 suspected operators arrested in Dec 2024<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-25be3b83 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25be3b83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chainalysis summarizes the consequence: Either criminal actors currently lack a trustworthy mixer, or they resort to less sophisticated\u2014but harder to attack\u2014concealment strategies. Both are true in practice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-247408f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"247408f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"n\">02<\/span> The decline in blender usage in numbers<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d28137c wp-table elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d28137c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th style=\"width:42%\">Key figure<\/th><th style=\"width:20%\">Period<\/th><th>Value \/ Source<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Decline in mixer-related activity<\/td><td>2024 \u2192 2025<\/td><td>-37 % (TRM Labs)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Growth in bridge activity<\/td><td>2024 \u2192 2025<\/td><td>+66 % (TRM Labs)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Share of hack money via Bridges<\/td><td>H1 2025<\/td><td>50.1 % ~$1.5B (Elliptic)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Share of hack money via mixers<\/td><td>H1 2025<\/td><td>\u2248 11 % ~$339M (Elliptic)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Total illegal on-chain volume<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>\u2265 154 billion USD \u00b7 +162 % YoY (Chainalysis)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Share of stablecoins in the illegal volume<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>84 % (Chain Analysis)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sales of Chinese-speaking lingerie networks<\/td><td>2025<\/td><td>$16.1 billion \u00b7 1,799 wallets (Chainalysis)<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2632b11b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"2632b11b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #E5E7EB;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 18px;margin:8px 0;\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 720 107\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;\"><text x=\"220\" y=\"24.5\" text-anchor=\"end\" font-size=\"13\" font-weight=\"600\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">Cross-Chain Bridges<\/text><rect x=\"232\" y=\"8\" width=\"424\" height=\"25\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#EEF3F7\"\/><rect x=\"232\" y=\"8\" width=\"424.0\" height=\"25\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\"\/><text x=\"664.0\" y=\"24.5\" font-size=\"13\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">50,1<\/text><text x=\"220\" y=\"57.5\" text-anchor=\"end\" font-size=\"13\" font-weight=\"600\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">Other routes<\/text><rect x=\"232\" y=\"41\" width=\"424\" height=\"25\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#EEF3F7\"\/><rect x=\"232\" y=\"41\" width=\"329.2\" height=\"25\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#2D9CDB\"\/><text x=\"569.2\" y=\"57.5\" font-size=\"13\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">38,9<\/text><text x=\"220\" y=\"90.5\" text-anchor=\"end\" font-size=\"13\" font-weight=\"600\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">Classic mixers<\/text><rect x=\"232\" y=\"74\" width=\"424\" height=\"25\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#EEF3F7\"\/><rect x=\"232\" y=\"74\" width=\"93.1\" height=\"25\" rx=\"4\" fill=\"#2D9CDB\"\/><text x=\"333.1\" y=\"90.5\" font-size=\"13\" font-weight=\"700\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">11,0<\/text><\/svg><div style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:#7a8696;line-height:1.5;padding-top:10px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;margin-top:14px;\"><b style=\"color:#1E3A5F;\">Obfuscation channels for hacking funds (H1 2025, share in %).<\/b> Cross-chain bridges have replaced classic mixers as the dominant washing path \u2014 mixers only ~11 %.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ebf2bd6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ebf2bd6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Important for context: The decline is relative, not absolutely harmless. Mixers continue to be used\u2014primarily by actors without access to more efficient alternatives or for smaller amounts; moreover, new, smaller mixer successors are constantly emerging outside US\/EU jurisdiction.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d2d5bc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d2d5bc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"n\">03<\/span> Alternative concealment techniques<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dc0c458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dc0c458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Classic mixers have not been replaced by alternatives that are fundamentally harder to detect, but rather by faster, more liquid and more fragmented alternatives:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7943ab11 wp-table elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7943ab11\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><thead><tr><th style=\"width:22%\">Technology<\/th><th style=\"width:44%\">How it works<\/th><th>Forensic relevance<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Cross-Chain Bridges<\/td><td>Value transfer between blockchains (e.g. via THORChain); high liquidity, speed, often no identity verification.<\/td><td>Bridge transaction patterns &amp; cross-chain tracing instead of output clustering.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>No-KYC instant swaps<\/td><td>Crypto-to-crypto exchange without identification; integral part of the Lazarus\/DPRK laundry chain (e.g., eXch, discontinued in 2025).<\/td><td>Fast replacements; focus on swap endpoints and connecting wallets.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Huione \/ Guarantee Networks<\/td><td>\u201eLaundering-as-a-Service\u201c via Telegram marketplaces (Cambodia); \u2265 USD 4 billion processed, cumulative &gt; USD 31 billion.<\/td><td>Identify aggregation\/guarantee platforms; displacement rather than elimination.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Privacy Coins (Monero)<\/td><td>~87 % of criminal Privacy Coin transactions are in XMR; ransomware payments in Privacy Coins +27 % (IOCTA 2025).<\/td><td>Delistings make access more difficult; watch THORChain-XMR-Swap (2026) as a new bridge.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Peel Chains \/ Wallet Hopping<\/td><td>Automated splitting across thousands of intermediate wallets to make cluster analysis more difficult.<\/td><td>Pattern and time series analysis; aggregation points at the end of the chain.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Stablecoins &amp; Modularization<\/td><td>84 % of the illegal volume; LaaS providers each take on one step (procurement, laundering, cash-out).<\/td><td>Cross-border stablecoin flows; issuer freeze as leverage.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27b4a0e5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"27b4a0e5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #E5E7EB;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 18px;margin:8px 0;\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 560 248\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;\"><circle cx=\"116\" cy=\"116\" r=\"84\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#1E3A5F\" stroke-width=\"34\" stroke-dasharray=\"443.34 84.45\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-0.00\" transform=\"rotate(-90 116 116)\"\/><circle cx=\"116\" cy=\"116\" r=\"84\" fill=\"none\" stroke=\"#2D9CDB\" stroke-width=\"34\" stroke-dasharray=\"84.45 443.34\" stroke-dashoffset=\"-443.34\" transform=\"rotate(-90 116 116)\"\/><text x=\"116\" y=\"112\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"30\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\" font-family=\"Outfit,sans-serif\">84%<\/text><text x=\"116\" y=\"134\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"11\" letter-spacing=\"1\" fill=\"#B0892F\" font-family=\"Outfit,sans-serif\">STABLECOINS<\/text><rect x=\"290\" y=\"11\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" rx=\"2\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\"\/><text x=\"312\" y=\"22\" font-size=\"13.5\" fill=\"#2D3748\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">Stablecoins<\/text><text x=\"548\" y=\"22\" font-size=\"13.5\" font-weight=\"700\" text-anchor=\"end\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\" font-family=\"Outfit,sans-serif\">84 %<\/text><rect x=\"290\" y=\"36\" width=\"13\" height=\"13\" rx=\"2\" fill=\"#2D9CDB\"\/><text x=\"312\" y=\"47\" font-size=\"13.5\" fill=\"#2D3748\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">Other assets<\/text><text x=\"548\" y=\"47\" font-size=\"13.5\" font-weight=\"700\" text-anchor=\"end\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\" font-family=\"Outfit,sans-serif\">16 %<\/text><\/svg><div style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:#7a8696;line-height:1.5;padding-top:10px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;margin-top:14px;\"><b style=\"color:#1E3A5F;\">Illegal on-chain volume in 2025 by asset class.<\/b> Stablecoins dominate \u2014 price stability and easy cross-border movement make them attractive.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d56560f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d56560f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><b>Huione &amp; Chinese-speaking networks.<\/b> FinCEN classified Huione as a &quot;primary money laundering concern&quot; in May 2025; in June 2026, the DOJ seized backend infrastructure. Despite the shutdown, the surrounding ecosystem continues to grow (US$16.1 billion in revenue in 2025) \u2014 an example of displacement rather than elimination.<\/p><p><b>Privacy Coins.<\/b> Monero remains dominant (~87 % of criminal privacy coin transactions, ~58 % of the market capitalization of this class). Major exchanges have delisted XMR; a native THORChain-Monero swap announced for 2026 could facilitate the bridge between transparent chains and XMR again.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4253b7f3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4253b7f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5a33968f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a33968f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"685\" src=\"https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-spot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2993\" alt=\"Abstract dark blue network of wavy strands with a glowing orange data trail flowing through.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-spot.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-spot-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-spot-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-spot-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/finanz-forensik.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/mixer-spot-18x10.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5107a780 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"5107a780\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:#7a8696;line-height:1.5;padding-top:10px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;margin-top:10px;\"><b style=\"color:#1E3A5F;\">The trail disintegrates \u2014 but it does not disappear.<\/b> Cross-chain laundry distributes data across bridges and thousands of addresses; reliable tracing still reconstructs the route.<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61fd4262 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61fd4262\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"n\">04<\/span> Case study: Bybit hack (February 2025)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a596d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a596d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The largest crypto hack to date, worth approximately $1.5 billion and attributed to the Lazarus Group\/DPRK, illustrates the new laundering logic. Traditional mixers played only a minor role in this chain.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57842e23 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"57842e23\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:#fff;border:1px solid #E5E7EB;border-radius:8px;padding:20px 18px;margin:8px 0;\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 720 178\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;\"><defs><marker id=\"ahmx\" markerwidth=\"9\" markerheight=\"9\" refx=\"6\" refy=\"4.5\" orient=\"auto\"><path d=\"M0 0 L9 4.5 L0 9 z\" fill=\"#B0892F\"\/><\/marker><\/defs><rect x=\"0.0\" y=\"30\" width=\"160.5\" height=\"122\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#1E3A5F\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><rect x=\"0.0\" y=\"30\" width=\"160.5\" height=\"6\" rx=\"3\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\"\/><text 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text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"16\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">THORChain<\/text><text x=\"266.8\" y=\"88\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"9.5\" fill=\"#54606e\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">Conversion to BTC;<\/text><text x=\"266.8\" y=\"101\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"9.5\" fill=\"#54606e\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">The chain&#039;s daily high was 394 million.<\/text><text x=\"266.8\" y=\"114\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"9.5\" fill=\"#54606e\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">USD<\/text><path d=\"M351.0 91 L365.0 91\" stroke=\"#B0892F\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" marker-end=\"url(#ahmx)\"\/><rect x=\"373.0\" y=\"30\" width=\"160.5\" height=\"122\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#B0892F\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><rect x=\"373.0\" y=\"30\" width=\"160.5\" height=\"6\" rx=\"3\" fill=\"#B0892F\"\/><text x=\"453.2\" y=\"22\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"13\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#B0892F\">3<\/text><text x=\"453.2\" y=\"68\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"16\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">scattering<\/text><text x=\"453.2\" y=\"88\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"9.5\" fill=\"#54606e\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">Distribution across thousands<\/text><text x=\"453.2\" y=\"101\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"9.5\" fill=\"#54606e\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">Intermediate addresses<\/text><path d=\"M537.5 91 L551.5 91\" stroke=\"#B0892F\" stroke-width=\"2.5\" marker-end=\"url(#ahmx)\"\/><rect x=\"559.5\" y=\"30\" width=\"160.5\" height=\"122\" rx=\"8\" fill=\"#fff\" stroke=\"#1E3A5F\" stroke-width=\"2\"\/><rect x=\"559.5\" y=\"30\" width=\"160.5\" height=\"6\" rx=\"3\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\"\/><text x=\"639.8\" y=\"22\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"13\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">4<\/text><text x=\"639.8\" y=\"68\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"16\" font-weight=\"800\" fill=\"#1E3A5F\">Cash-out<\/text><text x=\"639.8\" y=\"88\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"9.5\" fill=\"#54606e\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">No-KYC swaps, DEXs, Fiat<\/text><text x=\"639.8\" y=\"101\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"9.5\" fill=\"#54606e\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">outside regulated<\/text><text x=\"639.8\" y=\"114\" text-anchor=\"middle\" font-size=\"9.5\" fill=\"#54606e\" font-family=\"Open Sans,sans-serif\">jurisdiction<\/text><\/svg><div style=\"font-size:13.5px;color:#7a8696;line-height:1.5;padding-top:10px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;margin-top:14px;\"><b style=\"color:#1E3A5F;\">The four-stage laundry chain of the Bybit hack.<\/b> According to Chainalysis, at least $160 million USD was converted to Bitcoin via THORChain within 48 hours and distributed across thousands of addresses.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a29c754 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6a29c754\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><span class=\"n\">05<\/span> Conclusion and forensic assessment<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-741949d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"741949d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Traditional mixers have lost significant market share compared to 2021\/2022\u2014primarily due to sanctions and prosecutions against centralized platforms. They have been replaced by faster, more liquid, and more fragmented alternatives. For forensic practice, this means a shift in the focus of analysis\u2014while the overall volume of activity under investigation is simultaneously increasing.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e048ed6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3e048ed6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"background:linear-gradient(135deg,#15314e,#0F2942);color:#dCEAf5;border-radius:14px;padding:28px 30px;margin:8px 0;\"><div style=\"font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#56CCF2;margin-bottom:10px;\">Classification by Financial Forensics<\/div><p style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6;\">The focus of the analysis is shifting from mixer output clustering to... <b style=\"color:#fff;\">Cross-chain tracing, bridge transaction patterns<\/b> and the identification of aggregation\/guarantee platforms.<\/p><p style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6;\"><b style=\"color:#fff;\">Speed is key.<\/b> The Bybit case shows laundry in under 48 hours \u2014 track protection, bridge monitoring and off-ramp focus must take effect immediately.<\/p><p style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6;\"><b style=\"color:#fff;\">Off-ramps and regulated contact points remain the lever.<\/b> Where assets meet regulated exchanges or stablecoin issuers, documentable reasons and hedging opportunities arise.<\/p><p style=\"margin:8px 0;font-size:15.5px;line-height:1.6;\"><b style=\"color:#fff;\">More volume, not less work.<\/b> The total volume of illegal activity is growing \u2014 the need for reliable, legally sound prosecution is increasing accordingly.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4426f272 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4426f272\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-top:16px;border-top:1px solid #E5E7EB;padding-top:26px;\"><div style=\"font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;font-weight:800;font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#B0892F;margin-bottom:14px;\">Source base<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#54606e;margin-bottom:12px;\"><b style=\"display:block;font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1E3A5F;margin-bottom:3px;\">Forensic providers<\/b>Chainalysis (2026 Crypto Crime Report; Chinese-language Laundering Ecosystem; Huione; Crypto Mixers &amp; AML) \u00b7 TRM Labs (2026 CCR; Monero 2025) \u00b7 Elliptic (Bridges vs. Mixer; Huione).<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#54606e;margin-bottom:12px;\"><b style=\"display:block;font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1E3A5F;margin-bottom:3px;\">authorities<\/b>FinCEN (Special Measure Huione, Oct. 2025) \u00b7 US DOJ (Seizures Tornado\/ChipMixer\/Huione) \u00b7 Europol IOCTA 2025.<\/div><div style=\"font-size:13.5px;line-height:1.6;color:#54606e;margin-bottom:12px;\"><b style=\"display:block;font-family:Outfit,sans-serif;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#1E3A5F;margin-bottom:3px;\">Media &amp; Secondary<\/b>Cointelegraph \u00b7 The Block (eXch) \u00b7 The Record \u00b7 sanctions.io \u00b7 PBS\/Security Affairs\/Infosecurity \u00b7 coinlaw.io (Privacy Coin estimates, subject to change).<\/div><p style=\"font-size:12px;color:#9aa6b3;margin-top:6px;line-height:1.6;\">The accuracy of individual privacy coin percentage figures varies significantly more between providers than Chainalysis\/TRM\/Elliptic figures and should be cited with caution. 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