Prosecutor release

# Justice Department Investigation Leads to Takedown of Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer that Processed Over $3 Billion of Unlawful Transactions

U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, March 15, 2023. Establishes the US-German seizure of ChipMixer infrastructure and the charge against its alleged operator..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** March 15, 2023

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 9

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

**Published:** March 15, 2023

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/justice-department-investigation-leads-takedown-darknet-cryptocurrency-mixer-processed](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edpa/pr/justice-department-investigation-leads-takedown-darknet-cryptocurrency-mixer-processed)

**What it supports:** Establishes the US-German seizure of ChipMixer infrastructure and the charge against its alleged operator.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_chipmixer\_2023

How this source is used

Cited 9 times across 4 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.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[ChipMixer takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/chipmixer-takedown)

Cryptocurrency laundering, March 2023

Primary source

### Organization roles

2 citations

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

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/chipmixer-takedown)

Co-lead, ChipMixer takedown

Primary source
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[Bundeskriminalamt](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/chipmixer-takedown)

Co-lead, ChipMixer takedown

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

2 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Minh Quốc Nguyễn](https://takedownindex.org/people/minh-qu-c-nguy-n)

Charged, ChipMixer takedown

Primary source
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[Minh Quốc Nguyễn](https://takedownindex.org/people/minh-qu-c-nguy-n)

Publicly wanted, ChipMixer takedown

Primary source

### Infrastructure

4 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[4 servers](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/chipmixer-takedown)

Servers seized, ChipMixer takedown

Primary source
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[chipmixer.com, chipmixer[.]io](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/chipmixer-takedown)

Domains seized, ChipMixer takedown

Primary source
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[1 hosting account](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/chipmixer-takedown)

Hosting account seized, ChipMixer takedown

Primary source
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[Cryptocurrency wallet](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/chipmixer-takedown)

Cryptocurrency wallet seized, ChipMixer takedown

Primary source

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