{"id":4594,"date":"2013-09-04T17:16:00","date_gmt":"2013-09-04T17:16:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/evssolutions.com\/fraud-prevention-in-the-world-of-bitcoins\/"},"modified":"2013-09-04T17:16:00","modified_gmt":"2013-09-04T17:16:00","slug":"fraud-prevention-in-the-world-of-bitcoins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/evssolutions.com\/insights\/fraud-prevention-in-the-world-of-bitcoins\/","title":{"rendered":"Fraud Prevention in the World of Bitcoins"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a recent study, conducted by the University of California
\nSan Diego and George Mason University, it was concluded that there is a certain
\namount of privacy
\nBitcoins offer<\/a> as long as you dont cash out or spend them. This really
\ncomes in to play when you have fraudsters trying to illegally spend and launder
\nmoney. The researchers found that its harder to convert Bitcoins to cash and stay
\nanonymous due to Bitcoins blockchain.<\/p>\n

In relation to tracking who is spending which coins, there
\nis a public ledger that records Bitcoin transactions. Bitcoin blockchain is the
\npublic ledger that shows how coins move from one person to another. They are
\nrepresented by 34 character alphanumeric addresses. While these are numbers
\nwithout names, it still allows for some sort of tracking of users and
\ntransactions.<\/p>\n

Now, more and more companies and individuals want to know
\nwhom they are dealing with when it comes to buying or selling
virtual
\ncurrency<\/a>. Using sophisticated
fraud prevention
\ntools and systems<\/a> is one good way to regulate transactions.<\/p>\n

By using special algorithms, it is now possible to associate
\nlarge numbers of seemly anonymous Bitcoin addresses with certain major services
\nsuch as exchanges and payment processors. Through legal orders, deposits and
\nmovement of the virtual currency can be traced back to the user allowing
\ninvestigators to reveal the people behind them.
Fraud
\nprevention tools<\/a> can assist in monitoring transactions, which make it
\npossible to diminish the anonymity of Bitcoin users.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

[Contributed by EVS Marketing]<\/p>\n

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