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CSAM sellers are using cryptocurrency mixing services and privacy coins like Monero more to cover their tracks. In 2023, 46% used mixers, up from 22% in 2020.
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CSAM sellers active in 2023 stayed online over 50% longer on average than in 2022, suggesting increased sophistication is helping them evade law enforcement.
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CSAM revenue overall dropped in 2023, as did the number of new CSAM sellers accepting crypto, possibly due to awareness that crypto can be traced.
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52% of 2023 CSAM sellers used "instant exchangers" to trade bitcoin for untraceable coins like Monero, up from 17% in 2020.
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While more sophisticated, CSAM sellers may still not be safe from cryptocurrency tracing firms like Chainalysis that help law enforcement track them.