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Anarchy, Crime & Stablecoins: The Unholy Trinity Reshaping Finance in 2025
Anarchy, Crime & Stablecoins: The Unholy Trinity Reshaping Finance in 2025
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Chaos meets crypto—how stablecoins became the preferred tool for outlaws and anarchists.
Underground economies flourish as dollar-pegged tokens bypass sanctions and traditional banking. Tether transactions now dwarf Bitcoin's on darknet markets—ironic for an asset designed as 'stable.'
Regulators scramble while DeFi protocols quietly cash in. 'Compliance costs? We outsourced those to law enforcement,' jokes a pseudonymous stablecoin dev.
One hedge fund manager sighs: 'At least when criminals use our products, they pay the gas fees upfront.'
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