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ChipMixer domain seizure
SEIZED

ChipMixer domain seizure

chipmixer.com

cryptocurrency mixer

Last reviewed: 26 July 2026

Summary

An international operation shut down ChipMixer on 15 March 2023. The U.S. Department of Justice reported the seizure of two domains and a hosting account; this record preserves the banner observed for chipmixer.com.

Current assessment: ONLINE → SEIZED. Supporting sources appear below.

Before and after

BEFORE

Archived ChipMixer landing page one day before the takedown
Captured: 14 March 2023Status: ONLINE Source: Internet Archive Wayback Machine Resolution: 1920×1080SHA-256: f52a7118709a80097d0fc4b6ef8ac892eae99b51eff81a99e10be3a2a3ca338b

AFTER

International law-enforcement seizure notice displayed on chipmixer.com
Captured: 15 March 2023Status: SEIZED Source: seized.fyi seizure-banner archive

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Status history

  1. ONLINE → SEIZED

    Authorities shut down ChipMixer and seized domains and hosting infrastructure.

Record details

Domain
chipmixer.com
Category
cryptocurrency mixer
Current status
SEIZED
Previous status
ONLINE
First seen
Not confirmed
Last seen
Not confirmed
Changed at
15 March 2023
Action type
cryptocurrency-service takedown
Agency
Federal Bureau of Investigation, German Federal Criminal Police, Europol
Registrar
Not confirmed
Hosting provider
Not confirmed
Country
United States, Germany, Belgium, Poland, Switzerland
Related operation
Not confirmed

What happened?

An international operation shut down ChipMixer on 15 March 2023. The U.S. Department of Justice reported the seizure of two domains and a hosting account; this record preserves the banner observed for chipmixer.com.

No replacement domain or mirror has been confirmed.

Visual similarity alone is not treated as evidence of common ownership. Websites can copy each other. This remains one of the internet’s more dependable features.

Sources

  1. Justice Department Investigation Leads to Takedown of Darknet Cryptocurrency Mixer

    U.S. Department of Justice

    Type: official law-enforcement announcement · Published: 15 March 2023 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

  2. ChipMixer seizure banner

    seized.fyi

    Type: seizure-banner archive · Published: 15 March 2023 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

  3. chipmixer.com pre-seizure capture

    Internet Archive

    Type: web archive capture · Published: 14 March 2023 · Accessed: 26 July 2026

Record quality

Before snapshot
Available
After snapshot
Available
Official confirmation
Not confirmed
Exact takedown time
Not confirmed
Last reviewed
26 July 2026

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