Law enforcement dismantled a dark web murder-for-hire plot, convicting Ron Ilg for funding the scheme with Bitcoin and attempting to conceal his identity using mixers. FBI agents leveraged blockchain analytics to trace fund flows, obtained records from cryptocurrency exchanges and Bitcoin ATMs, and recovered critical physical evidence, including seed phrases and device data during searches. This combined approach overcame anonymity efforts, leading to Ilg's plea deal and an eight-year prison sentence. The case establishes a precedent for direct attribution in cryptocurrency crimes, increasing scrutiny on mixer exposure, accelerating law enforcement data requests, and requiring Web3 compliance teams to deploy real-time transaction monitoring, enhance wallet hygiene, and update subpoena response protocols. Source: https://theweb3.news/crypto/fbi-murder-for-hire-crypto-case/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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