,,According to a review of numbers by crypto-risk management firm, Elliptic, more than $8 million in illicit money has been laundered through NFT-based platforms since 2017.''
With a double-digit inflation rate of 15%, that $8 million is really $6.95 million. No wonder Powell is committed to fighting inflation even if it means bringing in recession. He must be getting the heat from the owners of those "illicit money".
"The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) conducted a study to determine the magnitude of illicit funds generated by drug trafficking and organised crimes and to investigate to what extent these funds are laundered. The report estimates that in 2009, criminal proceeds amounted to 3.6% of global GDP, with 2.7% (or USD 1.6 trillion) being laundered."