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Sin Week
How illicit industries are using crypto and adapting to Web3.
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The Perverse Impacts of the Anti-Money-Laundering System
Do anti-money laundering rules actually stop crime, and is it worth the costs to privacy and fairness?
The Sex Club, Tokenized
Daniel Saynt’s Manhattan sex club has plans for NFT membership and its own NSFW token. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.
Criminal Crypto Use Is Growing, but That’s Just Half the Story
Data suggests that while authorities are getting better at sniffing out dark web markets, dark web markets are getting better at not getting sniffed out.
Digital Liberation: How Blockchain Can Be Sexy (and Safe)
Tech is changing the way individuals live and innovate. How will this affect "the oldest profession," sex work? This article is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.
How to Pay for Porn With Crypto
Artists and workers in the sex industry routinely face problems with traditional finance, making the case for crypto as a preferred payment.
In Defense of Crime
Crime can be an important signal that something in society needs reforming, writes David Z Morris. Financial surveillance that attempts to completely prevent crime could just make things worse in the long run. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week.
The Metaverse Casino That Wasn’t
ICE Poker drives 60% of Decentraland’s traffic. Is it a casino? More like a casino-that’s-not-a-casino.
Why It Can Feel Good to Be Bad in the Metaverse
Virtual reality is fun. It’s a release. But when does it become a little too real? This article is part of CoinDesk's "Sin Week."
Drugs, Drugs and More Drugs: Crypto on the Dark Web
Down the Silk Road: Where crypto has always been used for payments.
