In search of a tool to follow bitcoins around

[DoM P]

Hello,

Following the recent Bitstamp hack, I would like to find a way (tool, web site?) to follow the stolen bitcoins around.

They ended up here: https://blockchain.info/address/1L2JsXHPMYuAa9ugvHGLwkdstCPUDemNCf

And then the mixing started, coins are suffled around.

It goes on and on and the hacker's goal is achieved: I get lost.

Does any of you know of such a tool?

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[Vessko]

What would be the point? Suppose that at some point of time in the future, an individual is found in possession of some of the stolen coins - e.g., because he paid for something with part of them and you were monitoring all addresses that have received them and he didn't try to hide his identity.

What then? Is this the hacker? You have no way of knowing. He can say "I bought some via Localbitcoins in a cafe from somebody I've never seen before and who didn't tell me his name, maybe they are from there".

We can follow all transactions involving the stolen bitcoins but unless you can discover the identity of the person behind every single one of these transactions, there is no hope of catching the thief.

[turvarya]

As far as I know, this user is working on something like that:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=61898

[DoM P]

What would be the point? Suppose that at some point of time in the future, an individual is found in possession of some of the stolen coins - e.g., because he paid for something with part of them and you were monitoring all addresses that have received them and he didn't try to hide his identity.

What then? Is this the hacker? You have no way of knowing. He can say "I bought some via Localbitcoins in a cafe from somebody I've never seen before and who didn't tell me his name, maybe they are from there".

We can follow all transactions involving the stolen bitcoins but unless you can discover the identity of the person behind every single one of these transactions, there is no hope of catching the thief.

One step at a time.
Right now, the hacker is mixing the coins.
Next step will probably to be forgotten.
Next, he should be mixing them again just before exchanging them for cash.
At that last step, he takes a risk.

As far as I know, this user is working on something like that:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=61898

Thanks. I PMed him.

[Gleb Gamow]

As far as I know, this user is working on something like that:
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=61898

I know of another user(s) also working on such an animal.