金融活動作業部会（FATF）は、ステーブルコインが近年、不審取引量の大部分を占める違法暗号通貨取引の主要手段であると指摘する報告書を公表した。監視機関は、イランや北朝鮮などの制裁対象国で活動する主体が制裁逃れやマネーロンダリングにこれらを使用している点を挙げ、これらのリスクに対処した規制措置の強化を求めている。
金融活動作業部会（FATF）は、マネーロンダリング対策の世界的基準策定機関として、2026年3月3日に42ページの報告書を公表し、ステーブルコインが違法取引で最も広く使用される仮想資産となっていると警告した。報告書によると、Chainalysisの分析を引用し、2025年の違法仮想資産取引高1540億ドルの84％をステーブルコインが占めた。この大幅な増加は、TRM Labsが同年に違法主体が1410億ドルのステーブルコインを受け取ったと報告し、5年ぶりの最高額となったことを示している。
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A new report from blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reveals that Chinese-language money laundering networks processed $16.1 billion in illicit cryptocurrency funds last year, accounting for about 20% of all known crypto laundering activity. These Telegram-based operations have grown dramatically since 2020, outpacing other laundering channels by thousands of times. The findings highlight the networks' role in facilitating global crime while evading enforcement efforts.
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has published a report highlighting how several Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchanges continue to facilitate transactions for sanctioned entities. Platforms such as Bitpapa, ABCeX, Rapira, and Aifory Pro enable users to convert rubles into crypto and transfer funds across borders, bypassing traditional banking channels. The findings underscore the role of stablecoins in evading Western sanctions imposed since Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine.
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South Korea's financial regulator plans to revise laws and boost international cooperation to combat rising money laundering activities. The Financial Services Commission aims to empower the anti-money laundering agency to freeze suspicious accounts and impose curbs on international criminal rings. It will also strengthen regulations on virtual assets.
The U.S. Treasury Department submitted a report to Congress on March 9, 2026—commissioned under the GENIUS Act—outlining four technological pillars to enhance transparency in cryptocurrency transactions: artificial intelligence for monitoring, digital identity for onboarding, blockchain analytics for tracing, and interoperable data-sharing APIs. It describes digital assets as key to U.S. innovation leadership while acknowledging lawful users' need for privacy tools like mixers on public blockchains, amid risks from illicit exploitation.
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The South Korean government will introduce a system to better manage virtual assets under its custody following repeated security breaches, the finance ministry said. The plan was finalized at an emergency economic meeting chaired by Finance Minister Koo Yun-cheol. The central government currently holds about 78 billion won worth of such assets.