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On 4 May 2016, the European Central Bank (ECB) decided to stop issuing 500 euro notes. The number of these notes in circulation will fall from 614 million at the end of 2015 to just under 220 million by mid-2025. DerkachevArtem/Shutterstock

How cocaine traffickers launder cartel money

The disappearance of 500-euro notes and the creation of bitcoin have led money laundering networks to pay drug traffickers in cryptocurrencies and ship cash to Dubai (United Arab Emirates).
Crypto trading platforms, where millions of people buy and sell digital currencies, don’t just look like casinos. In many ways, they function like them. Michal Parzuchowski/Unsplash

If crypto platforms feel like gambling it’s because it is: Users drawn to high‑risk behaviour

This article looks at how crypto platforms really work. Instead of simply being digital marketplaces, these platforms are designed to profit from user losses.
Speculation, manipulation and market crashes remain very real dangers, regardless of whether the financial system is centralized or decentralized. (Shutterstock)

Cryptocurrency’s transparency is a mirage: New research shows a small group of insiders influence its value

Crypto-believers often blame greedy financiers as the cause of the Great Recession, but crypto is not immune to these same risks.

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