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Due to the anonymity of cyrptocurrencies, a new method of money laundering that hides the source of illegal funds has emerged by utilizing cyrptocurrencies. In addition, there are cases such as exchange hacks or ICO frauds in which cryptocurrencies themselves are dirty money. These illegal actions are criticized as problems of cryptocurrencies, and these problems must be tackled for the sake of development and commercialization of cryptocurrencies. Although Ethereum is a public blockchain that is completely open anyone, it does not provide the necessary tools such as query language or client tools needed, therefore requiring further methods to process and utilize data efficiently. This paper aims to explore the money laundering that is happening in Ethereum. In addition, it suggests the ways to sort Ethereum accounts suspected of being used for money laundering and the strategy to implement them using Graph Database.