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| Mixes ones funds with others with the intention to confuse the trail back to the original source of the funds.
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| Compared to the traditional financial systems this service might be the equivalent of moving funds through banks located in countries that have strict bank-secrecy laws. Such countries include the Cayman Islands, the Bahamas, and Panama<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Offshore_bank Offshore bank]</ref>.
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| The term money laundering refers to practice of performing this mixing because the funds are illegally obtained. After laundering, the funds appear legitimate<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Money_laundering Money laundering]</ref>.
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| ==See Also==
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| * [[Anonymity]]
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| * [http://www.bitcoin.org/smf/index.php?topic=2893.0 RFC: Bitcoin Mixnet]
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| * [[Bitcoin Laundry]]
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| * [[BitLaundry]]
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| ==References==
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| [[Category:Financial]]
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