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Inner Circle Briefing I: Shadow Finance, Stablecoins, and the Future of Conflict
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Inner Circle Briefing I: Shadow Finance, Stablecoins, and the Future of Conflict

The financial frontier of modern conflict isn’t just on-chain—it’s embedded in gray networks, proxy intermediaries, and stablecoins governments can’t stop.

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Adam Rousselle
Jun 24, 2025
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Inner Circle Briefing I: Shadow Finance, Stablecoins, and the Future of Conflict
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Executive Summary

This briefing draws on recent investigations conducted by Between the Lines Research and intersects with blockchain analytics firms public-sector and regional priorities. It outlines how sanctioned states and affiliated actors are constructing adaptive informal financial infrastructures to bypass AML/KYC enforcement, using stablecoins (especially USDT on TRON), OTC brokers, shell firms, and hybrid cash-crypto settlement systems. The goal is to provide typologies and behavioral insight that can enhance public-private threat finance collaboration and complement on-chain attribution efforts.

This briefing synthesizes findings from three recent investigations:

· Iran’s asymmetric crypto finance architecture

· China's informal capital networks and global laundering architecture

· Hezbollah-linked activity in Latin America

· Houthi oil and stablecoin laundering ecosystems

Each section includes behavioral patterns, regional risk zones, and key implications for compliance, tracing, and enforcement.

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