02/06/2022
If you've lost money in a cryptocurrency scam, you absolutely must understand the role of crypto exchanges in order to have a successful recovery. So when we read that a major exchange like crypto.com has halted withdrawals due to suspicious activity, we know it's a good thing for fighting scammers.
But let's start with the basics.
What is a crypto exchange?
A crypto exchange is a platform on which you can buy and sell cryptocurrency. You can trade one crypto for another or to buy crypto using regular currency, otherwise known as fiat currency.
They simply offer that function and while there are some exceptions, most of them are not bad guys by any means.
That's correct, they are not bad guys. While, there are a number of fake ones and others that open and shut, by far and the large, crypto exchanges like Binance, Coinbase or Crypto.com are by no means bad guys.
These exchanges actually are very good about KYC compliance, or, in layman's terms, providing information about an account holder to law enforcement due to suspicious activity when asked to do so.
They are by far some the largest exchanges and, like their competitors, seek to be regulated in order to enter desirable markets around the globe. It is in their interest to prevent crypto fraud.
But then how do scammers manage to work through them?
It is very simple, They use exchanges as if they were regular crypto traders. The scammer tells you to buy it at one exchange and then you pay him with it. Now, what happens after that is not so typical. The scammer movers the crypto through the blockchain to be eventually cashed out at another or sometimes at the same exchange.
What they do in between those two exchanges will reveal criminal activity on the blockchain. They put your bitcoin together with others or split it up, put it through "tumblrs" or use other tactics designed to launder the coins. Once an exchange sees such suspicious activity after being subpoenaed by the police, it will hand over the information to the authorities. Your scammer is now cornered.
That's why you need to get our CryptoTrace Report or one of our other services.
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