You should be reading the deep thoughts available at:
https://opaque.link/
Here's a sample from their latest:
Three main risks present themselves for Dropgangs:
Cryptocurrency tracing: Since all payments are conducted with cryp-
tocurrency, the use of “Privacy Coins” has established itself within the
Dropgangs. However, customers usually only have less private currencies
available. This requires a functional exchange infrastructure between less
and more private cryptocurrencies. This vector of attack is currently
exploited by law enforcement.
• Communication tracing: Dropgangs necessarily operate infrastructure to
keep in contact with their customers. Law enforcement can potentially
identify and track this infrastructure to find the operators. However,
operators usually have access to sufficient anonymization technology and
are well trained in using it.
• Surveillance of potential dead drop locations: Potential dead drop locations
can be identified and surveilled by law enforcement to find those serving
them. This poses a number of problems for law enforcement. First, the
number of potential dead drop locations is very high which requires a lot
of resources to surveil to even catch anybody by pure luck. Second, it is
hard to distinguish customer and supplier at this moment if the dead drop
operator uses basic protective tradecraft.
It is likely that the black market will solve the cryptocurrency tracing risk
soon. Technology in this field is developing quickly. It is likely that either new
exchange methods are found, like peer-to-peer decentralized on-chain Post too long. Click here to view the full text.
