Cryptocurrency money laundering up 30 percent in 2021

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Cryptocurrency money laundering up 30 percent in 2021
Cybercriminals laundered US$8.6 billion (A$12 billion) in cryptocurrencies last year, up 30 percent from 2020, according to a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. Overall, cybercriminals have laundered more than US$33 billion (A$46.35 billion) worth of cryptocurrency since 2017, ...

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