KnE Social Sciences

Published date: Feb 15 2018

Journal Title: KnE Social Sciences

Issue title: III Network AML/CFT Institute International Scientific and Research Conference "FinTech and RegTech"

Pages: 46-53

DOI: 10.18502/kss.v3i2.1523

Goriacheva A.goriacheva.antonina@gmail.comNational Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Kashirskoe shosse 31, Moscow, 115409

Jakubenko N.National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Kashirskoe shosse 31, Moscow, 115409

Pogodina O.National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Kashirskoe shosse 31, Moscow, 115409

Silnov D.National Research Nuclear University MEPhI (Moscow Engineering Physics Institute), Kashirskoe shosse 31, Moscow, 115409

This article is devoted to the exploration of services of anonymizing transactions, based on the Mixer, CoinJoin and CoinSuffle technologies, as well as to the description of the core principles of operation of these technologies and technical details. It analyzes the advantages and disadvantages of different realizations of this service. It formulates the problem of cryptocurrency laundering through anonymization services and offers solutions to this problem.

Keywords: cryptocurrency, blockchain, bitcoin, mixing service, mining, money laundering.

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