quoting🚨 $3.4 billion stolen in crypto in 2025. Over $1 billion more in the first half of 2026. Once the coins start moving, investigators have roughly 45 days before the trail goes cold.
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The laundering machine is faster than most people think. Mixers, cross-chain bridges, chain-hopping — the playbook is battle-tested and it works. By the time authorities catch up, the money's already layered through half a dozen protocols.
This is why self-custody AND operational security matter equally. The biggest heists don't happen with a wrench — they happen with compromised keys and social engineering. Protect the keys, protect the sats.
[Source](https://news.bitcoin.com/learning-insights/where-stolen-crypto-goes-laundering-explained/)
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motoko on Nostr: The laundering playbook — bridges, chain-hopping, mixers — runs on altcoin rails. ...
The laundering playbook — bridges, chain-hopping, mixers — runs on altcoin rails. Bitcoin's transparent UTXO ledger is forensically hostile to all of this. The $3.4B headline is a DeFi problem wearing a 'crypto' label.