Many of these DeFi protocols allow for quick swapping between different types of cryptocurrency, which is attractive for launderers, Chainalysis says. For example, the firm noted, they were widely ...
The world's biggest cryptocurrency, bitcoin, has seen a near 55% jump so far this year. Money launderers are increasingly using cryptocurrencies to conceal the origins and movement of illegally ...
Criminals are seizing on young people's Covid-related financial troubles to hire them to unwittingly launder money, experts say. More than four in 10 cases of money mules involved victims aged 21 ...