{"id":49389,"date":"2021-09-14T09:55:43","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T06:55:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forklog.com\/en\/?p=49389"},"modified":"2025-09-02T12:25:46","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T09:25:46","slug":"the-digital-laundromat-how-nfts-are-intensifying-the-money-laundering-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/u1f987.com\/en\/the-digital-laundromat-how-nfts-are-intensifying-the-money-laundering-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"The Digital Laundromat: How NFTs Are Intensifying the Money-Laundering Problem"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2021, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) became one of the hottest topics in the cryptocurrency industry. Global outlets dedicate<\/a> front pages to these assets, invest<\/a> by celebrities and even schoolchildren earn<\/a> hundreds of thousands of dollars from selling them.<\/p>\n

In March, Beeple\u2019s NFT, the pseudonym of Mike Winkelmann, saw its NFT go under the hammer at Christie\u2019s<\/a> for $69.3 million. He instantly joined the ranks of the highest-paid living artists.<\/p>\n

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Post by Christie\u2019s (@christiesinc)<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n