Does ice have access to Coinbase tracer?

A new contract document obtained by Jack Poulson, director of the watchdog group Tech Inquiry, and shared with The Intercept, shows ICE now has access to a variety of forensic features provided through Coinbase Tracer, the company's intelligence-gathering tool (formerly known as Coinbase Analytics).

Can Coinbase track cryptocurrency users?

Coinbase, the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the United States, is selling Immigrations and Customs Enforcement a suite of features used to track and identify cryptocurrency users, according to contract documents shared with The Intercept.

Can ice track cryptocurrency transactions?

The software would allow ICE to track transactions made through nearly a dozen different digital currencies, including Bitcoin, Ether, and Tether, and perform analyses such as a multi-hop link analysis for incoming and outgoing funds.

How much is Coinbase worth to ice?

From a report: In August 2021, Coinbase sold a single analytics software license to ICE for $29,000, followed by a software purchase potentially worth $1.36 million the next month, but details of exactly what capabilities would be offered to the agency's controversial Homeland Security Investigations division of were unclear.