Unseen Money 13—Washing the proceeds in cyberspace

Long gone are the days when the Escobar family had to spend $2,500 a month on rubber bands to hold the cash they earned trading cocaine.Now, the invention of cryptocurrency has made money launderers’ life a whole lot easier—or has it?Investigative journalist Geoff White joins Paul Amery and Timur Yunusov in the latest episode of Unseen Money to discuss:Why a New York crypto money laundering case is attracting such close attentionHow technology has changed the business of crimeCryptocurrency mixers and decentralised financeNorth Korea and the Axie Infinity hackThe ugly mix of organised crime, state sponsorship and espionageSanctions regimes, cryptocurrency stablecoins and dollar hegemonyHackers, social media and money launderingWho will run the world’s digital money?