I work at a cryptocurrency exchange.
Unlike traditional financial institutions such as banks or securities firms, this industry is still unfinished—its regulatory frameworks and even its ethical norms remain in flux.
Employee turnover is unusually high.
Many people, after working here for a while, begin to feel a quiet sense of unease in the course of daily transactions.
Is this truly ordinary financial activity?
Or is it something closer to illicit money movement?
In many cases, the answer is not clear.
And for some, that ambiguity becomes unbearable.
They leave.
That is precisely why I am writing this.
The world is entering an era in which financial sanctions are no longer fully effective.
