What's in Those Suitcases? $125M in Cash
wsj.com
wsj.com
>”Bitcoin also has proven to be problematic for criminals. Physical transportation, including hiring couriers for relatively small sums, has become an alternative.”
Ironic, about Bitcoin not being most effective for laundering criminal proceeds, the opposite of popular opinion.
Although I would suggest that Britain has been “trying” to stamp out money being laundered through its banks and real estate. Because many are loving the influx of cash into the property market, without a care where it’s coming from.
That assertion is made without any form of substantiation, and in context of a comically bad criminal operation that was unraveled because the ringleader wanted to rake in loyally points from booking all of his couriers' trips to fly for free. I don't think this level of thinking is compatible with the idea of understanding crypto currency transactions well enough to do them with the faintest level of security.
Ransomware ?
I have no idea. All I know is that a while back I read a report that estimated that the total volume of illicit trade using cryptocurrencies in 2022 was around $20B, and the volume dropped due to sanctions imposed on Russia and subsequent crackdown on crypto as a way to sidestep them.
business class is probably not about saving money in this case....