Blockchain platform Chainalysis spoke about its research - money laundering using cryptocurrencies in 2021grew by 30% compared to 2020, reaching $8.6 billion.
The 30% increase is “not surprising given the significant growth in both legal and illegal crypto activity in 2021.”
In total, more than $33 billion has been laundered using cryptocurrencies since 2017.
In 2021, the share of money laundering through various DeFi platforms (decentralized finance) increased from 2% of all amounts laundered with cryptocurrencies in 2020 to 17% in 2021.
Money laundering using cryptocurrencies has reached $8.6 billion - News - Finance - Kommersant (kommersant.ru)
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