In accordance with BlockTempo, the UK National Crime Agency (NCA) has revealed that funds from the collapsed Wirecard scandal were funneled through the 'Smart' cryptocurrency network to finance spy operations and assassinations in London. The report details how former Wirecard executive Jan Marsalek used the network, operated by Russian businesswoman Ekaterina Zhdanova, to launder billions in euros via Tether (USDT), linking street-level cash transactions to state-sponsored violence. The NCA's Operation Destabilise has led to 45 arrests and the seizure of millions in cash, as authorities struggle to keep pace with the speed and complexity of decentralized money flows.
NCA Report Reveals USDT Used to Fund Spy Operations and Assassinations Linked to Wirecard Scandal
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