Does swapping currencies (e.g. BCH > BTC) via an exchange clean the coins?

If you exchanged one currency to another with a service like shapeshift.io, changelly, flyp.me, are the resulting coins clean, or are they still traceable to the incoming transaction?


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[13 Points] Raverdewd2018:

Why do ya guys keep on using shapeshift? It's not annoymous at all and the knowing cooperate with LE.

If you're gonna swap coins choose an exchange based in an Eastern country. Access it through Tor and don't submit ID.

2 decent exchanges are: * https://wex.nz * https://www.binance.com


[6 Points] Thx002:

Only if the service is being used anonymously and you changing the coin into an anonymous "untrackable" coin like monero, if you use your IP then shpeshit will snitch on ya and if important enough LE will track down the coin they sent


[6 Points] ZeplinCoke:

Use Evercoin as you don't need to make an account. Exchanging to Monero would also make it more secure but not as many vendors accept it.