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CRIMINAL 2025

GAMECHANGERS

The publication of our GameChangers 2025 series ([link removed]) is almost complete, and today we bring you two new chapters, with a focus on the exploding use of cryptocurrency by organized crime, and the state of Total Peace in Colombia.


** 0 6 - Cryptocurrency Is Now in the Criminal Mainstream ([link removed])
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Chapter 6 lays out how cryptocurrency’s use by organized crime has become standard and mainstream, detailing how groups use digital assets to move resources, evade controls, and sustain cross-border operations.
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** 0 7 - Colombia’s Total Peace Remains in Pieces ([link removed])
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Chapter 7 is a detailed breakdown of the Total Peace process in Colombia, and highlights how ruptures in dialogue and the realignment of armed actors increased volatility in key regions of the country.
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On January 9, our co-directors Jeremy McDermott and Steven Dudley, together with our top editors Mike LaSusa and Deborah Bonello, will discuss some of the most important criminal dynamics in 2025 and the scenarios consolidating for 2026. Donate to attend.

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📅 January 9, 2026

🕓 11:00 a.m. (UTC-5)

Join the event by becoming an annual donor, or by making a single donation, of as little of $15, between November 27, 2025, and January 8, 2026.
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** Explore the rest of the GameChangers 2025 series:
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01 – How the Trump Administration Reset the Fight Against Organized Crime ([link removed])

02 – Criminal Newsmakers 2025 ([link removed] )

03 – Migration Income Goes From Boom to Bust ([link removed])

04 – The Ten-Year Evolution of Latin America’s Booming Marijuana Market ([link removed])

05 – The Unstoppable Rise of Environmental Crime ([link removed])

06 – Cryptocurrency Is Now in the Criminal Mainstream ([link removed] )

07 – Colombia’s Total Peace Remains in Pieces ([link removed])

08 – Closer: The Year Ahead - US Reignites the War on Drugs and Weakens It — Jan 6

Sincerely,
The InSight Crime Team
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