Recent content by owellow1334

Once a friend of mine sent coins to a new counterparty without checking the wallet first then funds got frozen because the wallet was linked to scams. Now I always run a quick wallet risk check before any transaction. Saves a lot of headaches.

Yeah a lot of platforms are moving this way because of compliance pressure. Once regulators get involved, KYC usually becomes unavoidable. Yeah a lot of platforms are moving this way because of compliance pressure. Once regulators get involved, KYC usually becomes unavoidable.

From a compliance analytics perspective using mixers doesn’t really make funds “untraceable” anymore. Most major exchanges and OTC desks flag funds that have passed through known mixers and in some cases they may freeze deposits or request additional verification. In practice, the bigger issue...

P2P isn’t the only way, but it’s one of the more accessible ones for people who care about privacy. That said - be careful. A big risk with informal or semi-anonymous BTC deals isn’t just scams, but tainted coins. You can receive BTC that’s been through hacks, fraud, or other shady flows, and...

Hey everyone, I run a crypto analytics product (Starcheck) and my background is mostly in crypto infrastructure and building tools for exchanges and Web3 projects. I’ve been in the industry on the tech and business side for a while, but I’m here because BHW has a completely different angle -...