Top News on 17 November 2025: The Coin Laundry Investigation
Top News on 17 November 2025: The Coin Laundry Investigation
Good morning! The Indian Express, in collaboration with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), is back with another global investigation. After landmark projects such as the Panama Papers, this new inquiry turns the spotlight on The Coin Laundry.
Over 10 months, 113 reporters across 38 newsrooms worked together to examine how cryptocurrency exchanges have emerged as new pathways for illicit money to cross borders. In India, The Indian Express reviewed 144 cases from the past three years to trace how cybercrime proceeds are being channeled to transnational networks.
- The investigation also looks at how enforcement agencies are responding.
- It discusses the hurdles they encounter.
- And highlights how a regulatory vacuum around crypto has left critical gaps.
Grab a copy of today's paper or epaper to read the full investigation. The Coin Laundry will also go live on indianexpress.com soon.
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