Is THORChain a Money Laundering Service? A Chinese Crime Boss Says Yes

Quick favor: We’re deciding what Unchained does next; new shows, stream times, what’s worth paying for. Our listener survey (https://unchainedcrypto.com/survey) takes five minutes, it’s anonymous, and I read the write-in answers myself. Everyone who takes it can enter a drawing for a free year of Unchained Premium or Bits + Bips Premium. Open through Sunday, October 18. — Laura ======================================================================== ZachXBT went undercover with a launderer who told him, "All you need is THOR cross-chain." THORChain co-founder Chad Barraford says the protocol does no mixing and asks whether Bitcoin miners should censor too. Security expert Taylor Monahan answers with her case for stopping direct thefts. ======================================================================== Host: 👉 Laura Shin - Founder, CEO and Host of Unchained - https://x.com/laurashin Guests: 👉 Taylor Monahan - Security Expert and Co-host of Uneasy Money - https://x.com/tayvano_ 👉 Chad Barraford - Co-founder of THORChain - https://x.com/cbarraford ======================================================================== This clip is from a longer conversation on whether THORChain can and should block North Korean money laundering. Full episode here: https://youtu.be/OJxNXfxXmwE We go live twice every week - subscribe to catch it live. ======================================================================== 👉 Visit 1inch to swap tokenized securities, crypto and more. Simple. Secure. Self-custodial. Whatever asset you’re buying - swap it at https://unchainedcrypto.com/go/1inch-yt ======================================================================== Chapters: 🕵️ 00:00 ZachXBT's undercover probe: a launderer's 'Thor cross-chain' pitch 🧾 00:39 Why Chad says THORChain is 'not a money laundering service' 💬 01:18 Taylor on meeting the launderer through the THORChain Discord ⛏️ 02:11 Chad's question: should Bitcoin miners censor suspect UTXOs? 🌍 02:45 Taylor's case: helping thieves 'incentivizes harm' 🛑 05:06 Taylor on halting routes that are over 90% stolen funds 🔐 08:29 Why Taylor says she isn't asking for an admin key