How to Launder Money With NFTs

For educational purposes of course

Isaiah McCall
Yard Couch
Published in
3 min readApr 1, 2021

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Nyan Cat. Meow.

Some call it God. Others call it Bitcoin.

Cryptocurrency has replaced religion. There will be no turning back in a few years. Actually there’s no turning back now. Not when people are selling virtual land for millions or Nyan Cat for half-a-mil.

Unfortunately, the space of non-fungible tokens (or unique digital art and collectibles) is tainted. NFTs are being used for sleeeezery.

Hundreds, if not thousands of collectors are utilizing the anonymousness and decentralization of NFTs — more commonly known as the blockchain — to store their illegal money. Some even describe NFTs as the “best money laundering method in the cryptocurrency world.”

You’ll frequently see someone buy an NFT for $100,000 and a few days later sell it for $600. It’s shady. And it’s not going to stop.

So, how does it work?

How to Launder Money W/ Nyan Cat

Death and taxes. Who needs them?

While we still can’t fix the first problem, criminals have taken care of the second.

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Isaiah McCall
Yard Couch

Journalist for 99Bitcoins and former USA Today, also Ultramarathoner | On Substack: https://isaiahmccall.substack.com/ mccallisaiah@gmail.com