Although The US dollar is the first choice for money launderers worldwide, it does have other use cases. This is a 2020 article, so it doesn't include any recent money laundering inestigations.
U.S. agencies responsible for enforcing money laundering laws rarely prosecute megabanks that break the law, and the actions authorities do take barely ripple the flood of plundered money that washes through the international financial system.
In some cases the banks kept moving illicit funds even after U.S. officials warned them they’d face criminal prosecutions if they didn’t stop doing business with mobsters, fraudsters or corrupt regimes.
JPMorgan, the largest bank based in the United States, moved money for people and companies tied to the massive looting of public funds in Malaysia, Venezuela and Ukraine, the leaked documents reveal.
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And no chance of an arrest warrant for Jamie Dimon.
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Zero chance
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Hes the one for Chase, right? Always saying btc is a scam?
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What I know! Cash is the best medium of laundering. It's the biggest as well. But, countries don't stop them, they only stop what they want.
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Of course, banks are just as dirty as the criminals that use them!
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trying to distinguish criminals from banks is a fools errand
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Are you saying they are all criminals?
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it's what banks do!
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Can you imagine a bank refusing money ever? lol
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Well ,on one hand banks refuse poor people as clients. On the other hand, they own the check cashing joints and money transfer companies, so...
Buy bitcoin and be your own bank.
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Imagine banks having to follow rules and regulations. How many are not crooked and would actually stay open?
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