Organized crime groups across Southeast Asia have scaled their operations by exploiting cryptocurrency — launching their own coins, exchanges and blockchain networks to launder billions of dollars, according to a new report from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
The report states that criminal syndicates are no longer just using existing crypto infrastructure. Instead, they are actively building tailored financial ecosystems to evade detection.
One example cited in the…
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