An entity LinkingLion, active since 2018 and on a Monero banlist, is opening connections to many clearnet Bitcoin nodes. Its presumably attempting to link transactions to node IPs. Maybe a chain analysis company trying to enhance its product?
From @lopp :
Bitcoin node operators may run these to block a suspected surveillance service:
bitcoin-cli setban 162.218.65.0/24 add 315360000
bitcoin-cli setban 209.222.240.0/24 add 315360000
bitcoin-cli setban 91.198.115.0/24 add 315360000
bitcoin-cli setban 2604:d500:4:1::/64 add 315360000
https://t.co/W4PDoln3p3
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npub1ex…r2mat
2023-03-28 15:51:51
Author Public Key
npub1exx37ghy5cgcz5p6jwvgskyxl0fchz0u5tpkwhj9lzxsht7gce5qrr2matPublished at
2023-03-28 15:51:51Event JSON
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"content": "An entity LinkingLion, active since 2018 and on a Monero banlist, is opening connections to many clearnet Bitcoin nodes. Its presumably attempting to link transactions to node IPs. Maybe a chain analysis company trying to enhance its product?\n\nFrom @lopp :\n\nBitcoin node operators may run these to block a suspected surveillance service:\n\nbitcoin-cli setban 162.218.65.0/24 add 315360000\nbitcoin-cli setban 209.222.240.0/24 add 315360000\nbitcoin-cli setban 91.198.115.0/24 add 315360000\nbitcoin-cli setban 2604:d500:4:1::/64 add 315360000\n\nhttps://t.co/W4PDoln3p3",
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