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Story: Crypto Criminals Ditch Major Exchanges for DeFi Platforms

By Julie Binoche

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Crime follows money. And crypto criminals are pretty much abandoning the big exchanges that once made laundering digital assets relatively straightforward, according to new data…

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The shift is dramatic. Chainalysis dropped this bombshell finding on January 28, showing how money launderers are racing toward decentralized finance platforms instead of the…

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The rise of Chinese-language money laundering operations is getting scary, according to the report.

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Centralized exchanges used to be the go-to choice for washing dirty crypto. Users had to verify their identities, upload documents, and jump through hoops that created paper…

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Regulators are freaking out, and they should be. The anonymity that DeFi platforms provide is undermining years of work to build anti-money laundering frameworks for crypto.

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Law enforcement faces a nightmare scenario. Traditional investigation methods that worked for centralized exchanges are useless when dealing with decentralized protocols.

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Chinese-language networks are the biggest problem. These operations aren't just growing in size - they're expanding their reach globally and teaching other criminal groups their…

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Some exchanges are trying to fight back. Binance announced on January 22 that it's investing in better analytics tools to catch bad actors.

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The crypto world is at a turning point, and it's not pretty. Chainalysis made it clear that current regulatory approaches can't handle what's happening with DeFi laundering.

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Financial institutions are getting nervous about crypto exposure. Banks that were warming up to digital assets are now second-guessing their strategies.

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International cooperation is basically non-existent right now. Chainalysis called for coordinated global action, but that's easier said than done when different countries can't…

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The Financial Action Task Force dropped its own warning earlier this month. FATF found widespread non-compliance among virtual asset service providers, which basically means the…

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Chainalysis ended its report with a stark warning about criminal adaptability in crypto. The firm said continuous innovation in regulatory practices is crucial, but criminals are…

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Chinese authorities didn't respond to requests for comment about the laundering networks. Further regulatory measures remain unclear as the global landscape shifts rapidly toward…

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The People's Bank of China banned cryptocurrency transactions in September 2021, yet Chinese-language laundering networks continue expanding operations through overseas platforms.

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