While blockchains contain personal details ciphered in long alphanumerical strings, thus enabling some types of illegal activities, their absolute anonymity is a myth. Each transaction leaves a digital footprint that can be traced in most circumstances.
Experts from an open-source investigation project Bellingcat provided a spectacular example of how Bitcoin transactions can be traced without the need for special tools or an academic degree in computer engineering.
The team tracked down a Bitcoin transaction specified in Robert Mueller’s indictment of 12 Russian agents published in July 2018. By analyzing the chain of blocks and the open source data, they discovered the Bitcoin address the money was sent from and found other transactions performed from the same wallet.
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