Coindesk: How Big Is Crypto Crime, Really?

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Estimates of the scale of online crime range from under 1% to nearly half of all crypto activity – CoinDesk analyzes the approach to these estimates.

Subject

The European Union is in late-stage talks over how to implement new rules intended to curb dodgy behavior that uses virtual assets – but estimates of the share of crypto payments linked to financial crime vary wildly from 0.15% to a whopping 46% of transaction volumes.

Period9 May 2022

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  • TitleHow Big Is Crypto Crime, Really?
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletCoindesk
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryBelgium
    Date9/05/22
    DescriptionEstimates of the scale of online crime range from under 1% to nearly half of all crypto activity – CoinDesk analyzes the approach to these estimates.
    Producer/AuthorJack Schickler
    URLhttps://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/05/09/how-big-is-crypto-crime-really/
    PersonsSean Foley