Archive · 18 Nov 2025
Crypto Laundering & Air Pollution's Impact on Babies
A big team of reporters found out that bad guys are using online money like Bitcoin to send secret, illegal money around the world.
They looked at many cases from India.
Also, dirty air is making babies sick, people in Delhi are wearing air purifiers, some schools are worried about how they're ranked, and there was an explosion in Bangladesh before a big court case.
Global investigation 'The Coin Laundry' finds Rs 600 crore laundered through 27 crypto exchanges.
Air pollution linked to respiratory issues in newborns and pneumonia shortly after birth.
Delhi residents use wearable air purifiers due to 'very poor' air quality.
Universities withdraw from global rankings due to transparency and methodology concerns.
Crude bombs explode in Dhaka ahead of verdict against former PM Sheikh Hasina.
- Who
- Reporters, doctors, Delhi residents, universities, Bangladesh's former PM Sheikh Hasina
- What
- Investigation into crypto illicit finance; air pollution's impact on babies' health; use of wearable air purifiers; concerns about university rankings; bomb explosions in Bangladesh
- When
- Over the past 10 months for 'The Coin Laundry' investigation; recent events for other stories
- Where
- Global, with specific focus on India for the crypto investigation; Delhi for pollution; Bangladesh for political events; global universities for rankings
- Why
- To uncover financial crime through cryptocurrency, discuss the health impacts of pollution, analyze election outcomes, report on the health impacts of pollution, examine the validity of university rankings, and cover political developments.
Pro-crypto regulation
Anti-crypto regulation
Regulation
Pro-crypto regulation
Cryptocurrency exchanges should be regulated to prevent illicit activities.
Anti-crypto regulation
Regulating crypto might encourage more people to invest in it, posing risks to the financial system.
- Investigation Name
- The Coin Laundry
- Investigative Partners
- The Indian Express, International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ)
- Duration of Investigation
- 10 months
- Number of Reporters
- 113
- Number of Newsrooms
- 38
- Indian Cases Reviewed
- 144
- Air Pollution Impact
- Causing asthma in newborns and pneumonia shortly after birth
- Delhi Air Quality
- Very poor
- Bangladesh Verdict
- Case against former PM Sheikh Hasina
