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Decoding mixer transactions is the no.1 challenge we face now. If you can help, please reach out.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Crypto mixers allow users to blend their crypto transactions with others, making tracing funds on public blockchains difficult. While privacy-conscious users often use these services, cybercriminals have also leveraged them to conceal illicit activity.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, regulators have <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/us-court-overturns-treasury-sanctions-on-tornado-cash\/\">sanctioned platforms like Tornado Cash<\/a> for their role in laundering stolen assets.<\/p>\n<h2>Stolen funds are still partially traceable<\/h2>\n<p>Despite the ongoing laundering attempts,\u00a0<span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">most of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bybit-ceo-says-1-billion-of-stolen-assets-still-trackable-despite-hackers-mixing-funds-with-thorchain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stolen assets remain<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/bybit-ceo-says-1-billion-of-stolen-assets-still-trackable-despite-hackers-mixing-funds-with-thorchain\/\">\u00a0traceable<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Zhou confirmed that 88.87% of the stolen 500,000 <a href=\"https:\/\/cryptoslate.com\/coins\/ethereum\/\">ETH<\/a>\u2014worth nearly $1.5 billion\u2014can still be tracked, 7.59% has been rendered untraceable, and 3.54% has been frozen.<\/p>\n<p>He further detailed that 440,091 ETH, valued at approximately $1.23 billion, has been converted into 12,836 BTC and distributed across 9,117 wallets.<\/p>\n<p>Bybit has been actively investigating the breach, receiving 5,012 bounty reports over the past month. 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