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 <li style="font-weight: 400">In a recent disagreement, Sen. Lummis declared that crypto is clearly not the problem but criminals and bad actors are.</li>
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Discord regarding Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies persists between U.S. lawmakers after a year of growth for global adoption and the coming of spot BTC ETFs.
Senator Cynthia Lummis <a href="https://twitter.com/SenLummis/status/1749835395385176366" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">disagreed</a> with her fellow Senator Elizabeth Warren following comments from the latter over illicit wealth funneled through cryptocurrencies by criminals worldwide.&nbsp;
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 $900 million in non-crypto (fiat currency) money laundering vs $900,000 in crypto money laundering.
 Crypto is clearly not the problem. Criminals and bad actors are.
 It would be a historic mistake to crush an entire emerging industry based on incorrect data. <a href="https://t.co/TEFEdvGG0o" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">https://t.co/TEFEdvGG0o</a>
 — Senator Cynthia Lummis (@SenLummis) <a href="https://twitter.com/SenLummis/status/1749835395385176366?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">January 23, 2024</a>
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Sen. Warren pointed to a single case of $900,000 laundered by the notorious Sinaloa Cartel using digital assets supported by blockchain technology.&nbsp;
Warren cited the matter while arguing for stricter measures on crypto and virtual currencies due to the widespread illegal activities carried out via these emerging assets.
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However, as Lummis highlighted, Warren failed to mention nearly $1 billion in money laundering operations masterminded by the same cartel in previous years.&nbsp;
This $900 million of criminal cash was filtered through monetary systems using fiat currencies.
The data contradicts Warren’s claims that crypto is the primary channel for money laundering and criminal financing.&nbsp;
Senator Cynthia Lummis said,&nbsp;
“Crypto is clearly not the problem. Criminals and bad actors are. It would be a historic mistake to crush an entire emerging industry based on incorrect data.”
Chainalysis noted a 39% drop in illicit crypto transactions received throughout 2023.&nbsp;
Despite this decrease amounting to $24.1 billion, reports show that criminal activity tied to cryptocurrencies also declined below 0.35%, indicating a shift in asset preference for bad actors.&nbsp;
Global crypto usage increased by 34% in the same year, with over $580 million individuals around the world holding some form of cryptocurrency.&nbsp;
In the US, this has meant more scrutiny of digital assets as watchdogs like the Securities and Exchange Commission sued a basket of crypto businesses and operators for alleged violations.&nbsp;
The regulator has cases against Binance and Coinbase, the largest crypto exchanges.&nbsp;
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Coinbase, in particular, has promised to pursue litigation against the SEC for the regulator’s refusal to provide comprehensive and clear guidelines for compliant digital asset service providers.
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