Seizure
Bitcoin/crypto rails
2019
Bestmixer.io Takedown
Dutch and Europol-led authorities took down Bestmixer.io, a major cryptocurrency mixing service.
Event date: 2019-05-22
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Key Facts
Peak metric$200M+ mixed
OutcomeServers and domains seized
ChainBitcoin/crypto rails
Year2019
Typeseizure
Tags
mixer
law-enforcement
illicit-finance
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