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OPINION: Crypto as digital cash – the implications for modern financial crime

An exterior view of the Central Criminal Court, known as the 'Old Bailey', London, England.
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Recent developments in crypto crime; can the law and regulators keep up?

There is a familiar rhythm to how financial crime evolves. Money has always sought the path of least resistance – away from scrutiny, away from borders, and away from institutions that ask difficult questions.

For decades, cash was that path. Untraceable, portable, and peer-to-peer, physical currency allowed value to move without

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