There is a leak video from Chainalysis, they basically deploy rogue nodes or reverse proxies able to capture IP address along with the monero tx. Before reading the article, I suggest to watch that leak before.
The entire system seems like a scam. Thankfully, the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war have deflated startup valuations a bit. I believe another crisis is looming in the near future, and once it passes, we should be in a better place for the next 5-10 years.