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The FBI considers the anonymous payment system Bitcoin a dangerous tool that can be used for money laundering and other criminal activities. This topic is devoted to the FBI internal report entitled "Virtual currency Bitcoin: unique features are a clear challenge to deter illegal activity," which was leaked yesterday to open access.
In the above report, analysts are concerned about the difficulty of the Bureau of user identification Bitcoin and inadvertently give advice "enemies" as to provide even more anonymity.
In contrast, payment systems and eGold WebMoney, which criminals have used so far, the payments are made in the Bitcoin from the simultaneous use of cryptography and P2P-architecture, which greatly complicates the identification of law enforcement agencies to obtain a list of users and transactions. Identification is possible only in the case of American users exchangers Bitcoin, demanding identification. But there are a number of foreign services that do not require such certification.
The FBI said that the commission of every transaction in the published IP-address, which helps to determine his identity. However, the report lists various ways to preserve anonymity. Among other things, is to use an anonymous proxy, wallets to third party sites and Bitcoin-client.
The document published April 21, 2012 for internal use, stamped "For Official Use Only", that is not classified, so the magazine Wired published it on its website.
For the record. At this point in the global circulation is more than 8.8 million bitkoinov, the rate of which ranges between $ 4 and $ 5 for a BTC. Thus, the FBI estimates the market value of all bitkoinov in the amount of $ 35 million to $ 44 million
"If the system is stabilized and receives Bitcoin popularity, it becomes a very useful tool for various types of criminal activity - the report said. - For example, child pornography and illegal gambling activities which require a simple payment. Bitcoin can logically draw those who are engaged in money laundering, transporting people to other countries (trafficking), terrorists and other criminals who avoid traditional financial schemes and use the Internet to commit international money transfers. "
The FBI also notes the emergence of botnets that generate bitkoiny on infected machines. In May 2011 a botnet was neutralized at an American university.
• Virtual currency Bitcoin: unique features are a clear challenge to deter illegal activities
The FBI considers the anonymous payment system Bitcoin a dangerous tool that can be used for money laundering and other criminal activities. This topic is devoted to the FBI internal report entitled "Virtual currency Bitcoin: unique features are a clear challenge to deter illegal activity," which was leaked yesterday to open access.
In the above report, analysts are concerned about the difficulty of the Bureau of user identification Bitcoin and inadvertently give advice "enemies" as to provide even more anonymity.
In contrast, payment systems and eGold WebMoney, which criminals have used so far, the payments are made in the Bitcoin from the simultaneous use of cryptography and P2P-architecture, which greatly complicates the identification of law enforcement agencies to obtain a list of users and transactions. Identification is possible only in the case of American users exchangers Bitcoin, demanding identification. But there are a number of foreign services that do not require such certification.
The FBI said that the commission of every transaction in the published IP-address, which helps to determine his identity. However, the report lists various ways to preserve anonymity. Among other things, is to use an anonymous proxy, wallets to third party sites and Bitcoin-client.
The document published April 21, 2012 for internal use, stamped "For Official Use Only", that is not classified, so the magazine Wired published it on its website.
For the record. At this point in the global circulation is more than 8.8 million bitkoinov, the rate of which ranges between $ 4 and $ 5 for a BTC. Thus, the FBI estimates the market value of all bitkoinov in the amount of $ 35 million to $ 44 million
"If the system is stabilized and receives Bitcoin popularity, it becomes a very useful tool for various types of criminal activity - the report said. - For example, child pornography and illegal gambling activities which require a simple payment. Bitcoin can logically draw those who are engaged in money laundering, transporting people to other countries (trafficking), terrorists and other criminals who avoid traditional financial schemes and use the Internet to commit international money transfers. "
The FBI also notes the emergence of botnets that generate bitkoiny on infected machines. In May 2011 a botnet was neutralized at an American university.
• Virtual currency Bitcoin: unique features are a clear challenge to deter illegal activities
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