The scale of financial crime in the crypto sector has reached alarming new heights. A new report estimates that criminals laundered over $82 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025 alone, with sophisticated networks in East Asia driving the surge.

South Korea is planning a radical overhaul of its crypto governance. A new proposal seeks to cap the ownership stakes of major shareholders in crypto exchanges at 15-20%, effectively treating them as “public infrastructure” rather than private tech startups.