Tag: shadow economy

• Freakonomics Radio: The Most Powerful People You’ve Never Heard Of (Update)

  March 7, 2026

  Listen: https://ift.tt/QuIThUa Just beneath the surface of the global economy, there is a hidden layer of dealmakers for whom war, chaos, and sanctions can be a great business opportunity.In this… more ›

• The Coin Laundry: How crypto giants moved billions linked to crime

  December 23, 2025

  The Coin Laundry exposes how cryptocurrency companies have empowered a shadow economy that lavishly profits from crime. Led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, The Coin Laundry is a… more ›

• The Elusive Figure Running Wagner’s Embattled Empire of Gold and Diamonds – WSJ

  December 17, 2025

  Following Prigozhin’s death, business school grad Dmitry Sytii is working to preserve the group’s multibillion-dollar African operations https://www.wsj.com/world/africa/wagner-africa-sytii-prigozhin-gold-12a45769#comments_sector more ›

• The Coin Laundry, a global cryptocurrency investigation

  November 27, 2025

  The Coin Laundry exposes how cryptocurrency companies have empowered a shadow economy that lavishly profits from crime. Led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, The Coin Laundry is a groundbreaking cross-border… more ›

• Trump’s $100 million crypto mystery man

  July 13, 2025

  Of all the riddles wrapped in the digital wallets sending funds to President Donald Trump’s World Liberty Financial crypto business, a little-known entity last month became the biggest. https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/trumps-100-million-crypto-mystery-man-2025-07-11/ more ›