The Binance Crackdown Will Be an 'Unprecedented' Bonanza for Crypto Surveillance
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Binance’s settlement requires it to offer years of transaction data to US regulators and cops, exposing the company—and its customers—to a “24/7, 365-days-a-year financial colonoscopy.”

Another reason to steer clear of CEXs

  • Saki@monero.townEnglish
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    10 months ago

    The scary part is, that the US can do something like this if it wants to. A service provider saying “We’re privacy-friendly. Your email address is all we ask.” could end up this way. Think about so-called bullet-proof hosting providers or so-called trusted no-long VPN providers.

    The only safe way, if any, may be that you never show them your IP… (much less any identifying information)

    • obitor_xmr@monero.imEnglish
      1·
      10 months ago

      For a good opsec on CEXs:

      • Only use Tor, why not a RDP to bypass WAF & restrictions.
      • One mail account & SMS activation per registered account.
      • Only use Monero for deposits and withdrawals. You also can do account less cryptoswaps, it’s the best deal. For example with intercambio you can access and aggregate all available crypto swaps over Tor without JS, to get the best rates and swap anonymously.