Japan’s National Police Agency (NPA) say cases of suspected money laundering reportedly linked to cryptocurrency increased by 900 percent in 2018 when compared to the previous year. However, this still comprises only 1.7 percent of all money laundering investigations. Cryptocurrency Money Laundering Up Tenfold in Japan According to The Japan Times, the NPA reports that it recorded 7,096 cases of suspected cryptocurrency money laundering. This figure represents a tenfold increase from the 669 cases reportedRead MoreThe post Japan Police: 98.3% of Money Laundering Cases Don’t Involve Cryptocurrency appeared first on Bitcoinist.com.
