Shell Company Network Analysis Links Cryptocurrency to Kleptocracy Infrastructure
Comprehensive investigation reveals systematic connections between cryptocurrency exchanges, shell company structures, and oligarchic money laundering operations. Analysis exposes how platforms like BitMEX facilitate complex financial networks that enable sanctions evasion, cybercrime funding, and illicit money transfers through intricate corporate structures.
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Sources (4)
- CFTC Charges BitMEX Owners with Illegally Operating Cryptocurrency Derivatives Trading Platform (2020-10-01)
- Treasury Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange Enabling Sanctions Evasion and Cyber Criminals (2023-06-20)
- Southern District of New York BitMEX Fined $100 Million For Violating Bank Secrecy Act (2021-08-10)
- Crypto CEO Accused of Laundering $500 Million Linked to Sanctioned Russian Banks (2025-06-09)
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