Among financial analysts, there are increasing concerns of an AI bubble. This article explores the circular financing dynamics of major AI firms, and the wider risks that a market correction can bring on societies and democracies worldwide.
The US just announced its largest monetary seizure ever, worth more than $15 billion in bitcoins. The targeted entity is an investment conglomerate known as Prince Holding Group, responsible for running more than 10 scam compounds in Cambodia and for conducting international money laundering operations.
This article explores the phenomena of scam cities, the role of cryptocurrencies in facilitating international money laundering and how blockchain can be used as a tool for accountability.
A new report published by Europol highlights the increasing threat coming from the use of AI in organized crime. Deepfake extortions, politically motivated cyberattacks and targeted data theft: cybercrime is evolving at a faster pace than Artificial Intelligence regulation. This article explores how organized crime is implementing Generative Artificial Intelligence to expand and professionalize illicit activities worldwide, and the massive human and economic costs that come with it.
