Re: Collection of proven honeypot sites – BEWARE to protect your privacy

Crystalblockchain.com Bitcoin block explorer

Crystalblockchain.com is a Bitcoin block explorer. On its website, Crystalblockchain.com clearly states to be cooperating with financial institutions and government agencies like law enforcement and investigations.
Proof (own website): https://archive.fo/gOs3K#selection-929.0-929.16 (https://crystalblockchain.com/)

Walletexplorer.com

Walletexplorer.com is a Bitcoin block explorer owned by Chainalysis, a Blockchain tracing company.
IP addresses of visitors are scraped, collected and forwarded.
Proof 1: Leaked Slides Show How Chainalysis Flags Crypto Suspects for Cops (CoiDesk article)
Proof 2 (own website): https://archive.fo/DaY5x (https://www.walletexplorer.com/privacy)

CipherTrace.com Bitcoin block explorer

CipherTrace.com.com is a Bitcoin block explorer owned by Mastercard, a credit card payment provider.
IP addresses of visitors are scraped, collected and forwarded.
Proof: https://www.coindesk.com/layer2/2022/01/28/mastercards-ciphertrace-used-honeypots-to-gather-crypto-wallet-intel/

This claim is partially contested:

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CoinDesk asked CipherTrace: “Does your firm collect IP address data for the purposes of linking them to wallet addresses?”

A CipherTrace representative responded: “As a privacy-focused company, CipherTrace does not map IP data to private individuals.”

She did not answer CoinDesk’s question of whether CipherTrace maps IPs to wallets.
CoinDesk asked a second time if CipherTrace maps IP addresses to wallet addresses. CipherTrace did not respond.