{"id":157428,"date":"2025-05-18T22:00:36","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T19:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/?p=157428"},"modified":"2025-05-17T21:15:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-17T18:15:49","slug":"hong-kong-cracks-down-on-15m-crypto-laundering-syndicate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/hong-kong-cracks-down-on-15m-crypto-laundering-syndicate\/","title":{"rendered":"Hong Kong Cracks Down on $15M Crypto Laundering Syndicate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The operation culminated in 12 arrests following a targeted investigation by the city\u2019s commercial crime bureau.<\/p>\n<p>Among those <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmp.com\/news\/hong-kong\/law-and-crime\/article\/3310751\/hong-kong-police-smash-cross-border-syndicate-laundered-hk118-million\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">detained<\/a> <\/strong>were two local organizers and ten individuals from mainland China, reportedly recruited to open hundreds of shell accounts across both traditional banks and digital platforms. These accounts were allegedly used to withdraw large sums of cash, which were then funneled into virtual asset exchanges to obscure the origin of the funds.<\/p>\n<p>Police revealed that the syndicate had established around 500 fraudulent accounts to carry out the laundering process. Approximately HK$10 million ($1.3 million) of the total laundered was directly tied to proceeds from dozens of scam operations.<\/p>\n<style>\n    .dark-mode .read-more {background-color: #343a40 !important;}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"read-more pb-3 pt-3 pt-md-2 px-3 my-4 border bg-light\">\n    <h5 class=\"text-uppercase border-bottom mb-3 pb-1 d-none d-md-block\">READ MORE:<\/h5>\n    <a class=\"article row\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/speculation-mounts-as-cardano-etf-odds-rise-network-activity-surges\/\" title=\"Speculation Mounts as Cardano ETF Odds Rise, Network Activity Surges\">\n        <div class=\"contentRight col-4\">\n            <span class=\"imgContainer mt-0\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image img-defer\" src=\"https:\/\/cryptodnes.bg\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/coin_cardano-big-1-240x170.jpg\">\n            <\/span>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"contentLeft col-8\">\n            <h4 class=\"title mb-0\">Speculation Mounts as Cardano ETF Odds Rise, Network Activity Surges<\/h4>           \n            \n        <\/div>        \n    <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>The arrests come amid rising fraud activity in the city, with officials reporting a 12% annual increase in financial crime. More than 10,000 individuals have been arrested in connection with fraud-related offenses this year alone.<\/p>\n<p>While Hong Kong continues to promote its ambitions as a global crypto hub, authorities are signaling a parallel effort to strengthen enforcement against financial misconduct involving digital assets.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hong Kong authorities have dismantled a sophisticated money laundering network accused of channeling over HK$118 million (USD $15 million) through a web of local bank accounts and crypto exchange 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