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Stablecoins and the emerging financial crime toolkit

22 May 2026 / Author(s): Lianne Dodds , Tom Rhodes
Issue: June 2026 / Categories: Feature

This article compares anti-money laundering and financial crime risk and regulation in traditional financial systems and emerging stablecoin ecosystems, examining the trade-offs policymakers face when designing financial crime frameworks for digital money.

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