News about Money Laundering

by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago

Remember The Israeli lady who made fortune in her crypto investment ($3k into $320k) now her bank refusing to deposit her money because Bank says the source of funds might have related to money laundering or terrorist financing!

This is another level of customer discrimination by the one of the largest bank in Israel,Hapoalim Bank. 8 years ago,A retired lady, Esther Freeman deposited her $3k to a Crypto-fiat platform,from her only bank account,to buy Bitcoin. She holded her...

More / Etherum Reddit - 2 years ago

Wondering about NFT money laundering?

So I'm wondering about how NFTs are used for money laundering, and it doesn't necessarily make sense for me. Is it just that Person A buys NFT-ART from person B for (e.x. $100,000). Does this actually legally fly? How is the original NFT est...

by COINS NEWS - 2 years ago

Money laundering has existed long before cryptocurrencies became a thing. Politicians often conveniently blame crypto like a scapegoat, but deliberately forget how the world's leading banks help launder $2 trillion a year

A bit of history Money laundering (the process of washing dirty money obtained from illegal activities) has been around for 2,000 years. In ancient China, many traders have cycled money around through various businesses to hide income from the dynas...