money laundering

Nikkei links Chinese fentanyl network to $1M crypto fraud run from Japan

A Nikkei investigation published Sunday has revealed that a Chinese criminal organization suspected of illegally exporting fentanyl precursor chemicals also ran extensive cryptocurrency scams through Japanese entities, using blockchain technology and Japanese internet domains to defraud victims worldwide.

US Senators target art market’s money laundering loopholes

A bipartisan group of US senators introduced legislation Wednesday targeting money laundering and sanctions evasion in America's $25 billion art market, seeking to close what lawmakers describe as one of the last major unregulated financial sectors vulnerable to criminal exploitation.