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Educational Byte: What is “dusting” in Crypto, or Why Would Someone Send You $0.0001?
A “dusting attack’ is when someone deliberately sends tiny amounts of crypto to many wallets to trace how they move. Criminal groups may dust wallets to gather enough data for extortion or blackmail. Government agencies and tax authorities have also been suspected of using dusting-like methods to follow the money in cases of laundering.
Source: HackerNoon →