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🚨The crypto circle is once again targeted by the "black and gray industry."
Relevant US authorities have announced a reward of up to 4 million USD to track down a money laundering suspect named Daren Li.
He is accused of using crypto scams to transfer and launder at least 73.6 million USD across borders. 💰
The method is not complicated. 👇
👉 Opening shell company accounts
👉 Cross-border wire transfers of funds
👉 Using crypto assets to facilitate money laundering "transfers"
💡 This incident actually has a dual impact on the market. 👇
⚠️ Negative side:
Crypto assets are once again used for illegal fund transfers, which may reinforce negative perceptions among regulators.
It could lead to stricter compliance requirements in the future, suppressing industry sentiment in the short term.
🚀 But there are also positive signals:
👉 Officially offering rewards for investigation
👉 Gradually locking down cross-border fund routes
Indicates that the regulatory system is strengthening. Long-term, cleaning up the gray areas benefits the industry, helping attract larger amounts of legitimate capital.
💡 Core point:
👉 Crypto is not the problem; the problem is "who is using it."
Every crackdown on black and gray industries causes short-term negative sentiment, but in the long run, it paves the way for the industry.
One sentence summary:
The more it is misused, the tighter the regulation—only with regulation can large funds truly enter. ⚖️🔍