yes this works, with the caveat of xmr being a shitcoin.Mercury said:
In order to avoid disclosing your entire crypto worth via chain analysis, what are the best practices when using KYC OTC desks to cash out small amounts (< US$10K)?
Is using a one-time disposable wallet address with XMR swaps for each cash-out the most sensible approach? How do you handle it?
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do I understand it correctly that you have your entire holdings (or significant portion) on one address and now you want to cash out let say 1% from that address?Mercury said:
In order to avoid disclosing your entire crypto worth via chain analysis, what are the best practices when using KYC OTC desks to cash out small amounts (< US$10K)?
Is using a one-time disposable wallet address with XMR swaps for each cash-out the most sensible approach? How do you handle it?
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Do you mean OTC desks/KYC CEXs knowing your for instance MEXC wallet B address are not able to trace it back to your MEXC main wallet A address?RickWolf said:
Find an exchange that has high daily withdrawal limits without KYC (there are many), deposit from your main wallet A, withdraw to fresh wallet B, only send to OTC/KYC sources from wallet B. This will not protect you from a state actor but will break the link between your main wallet(s) and your transactions to (potentially snooping) counterparties.
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Nope I use different wallets.void said:
do I understand it correctly that you have your entire holdings (or significant portion) on one address and now you want to cash out let say 1% from that address?
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then why would you be worried about
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Well I made some transactions between some of my hot/cold/CEX wallets, shouldn't links appear in a mapping?void said:
there is no way how to connect different wallets or addresses (unless somebody has your XPUB)
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that's unfortunate.... the transactional hygiene is and will be more and more importantMercury said:
Well I made some transactions between some of my hot/cold/CEX wallets, shouldn't links appear in a mapping?
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Mercury said:
In order to avoid disclosing your entire crypto worth via chain analysis, what are the best practices when using KYC OTC desks to cash out small amounts (< US$10K)?
Is using a one-time disposable wallet address with XMR swaps for each cash-out the most sensible approach? How do you handle it?
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Exactly. Unless they have access to MEXC which is highly unlikely, and even then likely against T&Cs. For simplicity sake I assuming you're using the ETH network, but principle applies to BTC, TRON, etc. Try it yourself, when you deposit to NONKYC exchange, you deposit to a personalized address just for you. However when you withdraw it comes from their huge hot wallets which is processing withdrawals for all their customers. You can view all this onchain. Common sense applies; even though a 10K deposit and then a 10K withdrawal 5 minutes later is not definitely linkable between both addresses; switch it up, deposit 10K, withdraw 9K, or withdraw 10K the next day, etc.Mercury said:
Do you mean OTC desks/KYC CEXs knowing your for instance MEXC wallet B address are not able to trace it back to your MEXC main wallet A address?
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That only applies to BTC, does not at all apply to ETH network.void said:
then why would you be worried about
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there is no way how to connect different wallets or addresses (unless somebody has your XPUB)
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my brain is in BTC (proof of work) only mode - sorry for that simplification
Thanks, I'll set up a dedicated wallet to punctually transfer from CEX accounts coins I want to cash out.RickWolf said:
Exactly. Unless they have access to MEXC which is highly unlikely, and even then likely against T&Cs. For simplicity sake I assuming you're using the ETH network, but principle applies to BTC, TRON, etc. Try it yourself, when you deposit to NONKYC exchange, you deposit to a personalized address just for you. However when you withdraw it comes from their huge hot wallets which is processing withdrawals for all their customers. You can view all this onchain. Common sense applies; even though a 10K deposit and then a 10K withdrawal 5 minutes later is not definitely linkable between both addresses; switch it up, deposit 10K, withdraw 9K, or withdraw 10K the next day, etc.
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Plenty in HK or Cambodia.