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Just as the crypto tracers closed in on the identity behind one account that they particularly suspected of belonging to the admin of Alphabay, they caught wind of a rumor that a different investigative team may have already identified Alpha02. They decided to join up. 10/12 — PolitiTweet.org

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Using these new methods, the FBI’s crypto tracers identified suspected dark-web addresses and tracked the Bitcoins of those accounts through multiple “hops” all the way to cash-out points where the account owner traded the Bitcoins out for traditional currency. 9/12 https://t.co/xItGvVmKNw — PolitiTweet.org

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The traditional and crypto investigative teams now united, a subpoena was served to the Bitcoin exchange that had served as the cash-out point for the address that the tracers suspected was owned by Alpha02. After several weeks the team got a name back: Alexandre Cazes. 11/12 https://t.co/RujhRVnGWw — PolitiTweet.org

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