Real question shoud be are Monero transactions traceable because ciphertrace as filed 2 patents and are claiming that they have cracked the monero privacy.
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Oh no, not that nonsense again. 
The patents were not approved.
The topic has been discussed for months now. 

https://www.reddit.com/r/Monero/comments/jzmr4m/nobody_can_deterministically_trace_monero/
https://www.monerooutreach.org/news/ciphertrace-monero.html
https://www.coindesk.com/spagni-fluffypony-monero-cryptographers-one-step-ahead-regulators