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Podcast: This Matters
Episode: A shadowy crypto-to-cash system is surging in Canada. Star reporters went undercover to reveal how it works
Description: Guests: Toronto Star journalists Sheila Wang and Emma McIntosh A major joint investigation involving the Toronto Star, CBC/Radio-Canada, La Presse and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists has uncovered more than 100 crypto-to-cash operations running across Canada, with many of them unregistered, unregulated, and openly violating anti–money laundering laws. As part of this collaboration, Star reporters went undercover to see just how easy it is to turn anonymous cryptocurrency into hard cash with no ID  and no record of the transaction. In this episode, we break down how these crypto-to-cash services actually work, why expe...