Crypto remains a massive facilitator. In 2025 alone, bridges handled roughly $20.1 billion in illicit and high-risk funds, with stablecoins involved in up to 84% of illicit digital asset transactions. The game is evolving further with AI, which automated splitting, transaction-history generation, and deepfakes designed to bypass KYC checks—turning illicit capital movement into a sophisticated "Laundering-as-a-Service" model.
While the tactics grow increasingly high-tech, the core logic stays identical: layer transactions, disguise origins, and fabricate clean paper trails.
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