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Chainalysis: Crypto Money Laundering Surged to $82 Billion in 2025

Coinspeaker

“Illicit cryptocurrency money laundering activity climbed to over $82 billion in 2025, marking an eightfold increase from $10 billion in 2020, according to blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis. The considerable growth reflects increased accessibility and liquidity of cryptocurrencies, associated with significant changes in laundering operations. Chinese-language money laundering networks (CMLNs) have surged to become dominant players.”
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Next-Generation Treasury: Adyen and BCG Report Reveals How CFOs Can Turn Money Movement into a Strategic Growth Engine

Adyen

“The report shows that complexity and fragmentation have become a burden on corporate finance, turning the treasury function from a strategic asset into a bottleneck of system inefficiency and operational inertia. The report’s core finding is clear: the growing number of banking and payment relationships an enterprise is forced to manage is directly hindering cash […]
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