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# Chainalysis in Action: DOJ Announces Shutdown of Largest Child Pornography Website

Chainalysis, October 16, 2019. Bitcoin tracing methodology used to identify users.

**Source type:** Participating company report

**Published:** October 16, 2019

**Research grade:** T1

**Used in entries:** 2

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Chainalysis

**Published:** October 16, 2019

**Source type:** Participating company report

**Research grade:** Source grade T1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Not an official publication

**Address:** [https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-doj-welcome-to-video-shutdown/](https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/chainalysis-doj-welcome-to-video-shutdown/)

**What it supports:** Bitcoin tracing methodology used to identify users

**Dataset id:** src\_chainalysis\_wtv\_2019

How this source is used

Cited 2 times across 2 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

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## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Welcome to Video seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/welcome-to-video-seizure)

Child sexual abuse material, March 2018

Supporting source

### Organization roles

1 citation

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Chainalysis](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/welcome-to-video-seizure)

Financial tracing, Welcome to Video seizure

Technical evidence

[All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)