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A bug’s life: fight against blockchain money laundering

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26 Aug, 2026
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Rachel St Clair
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26 Aug, 2026
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The smallest and hardest-working of the animal kingdom could be carrying the weight of financial crime fighting on its back, with new blockchain money laundering tech modelled on insect’s and bird’s behaviour.
A bug’s life: fight against blockchain money laundering
CDU Lecturer in Engineering and IT Dr Reem Sherif. Enhanced and background generated by AI.

The smallest and hardest-working of the animal kingdom could be carrying the weight of financial crime fighting on its back, with new blockchain money laundering tech modelled on insect’s and bird’s behaviour.

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