In fact, NFT is not used to launder money, but it can be said that NFT is a golden opportunity for those who want to launder money. Reason:
NFT uses blockchain technology. So it increases the difficulty in tracing the identity of the person who wants to launder money.
NFTs dealing with “artistic” topics are overvalued. Because simply, it is "art", but "art" does not have any pricing standards. If you argue, just say "I find it beautiful and valuable!". So it can cost anything, meaning the money launderer can launder as much as he wants.
NFT is inflated in terms of technology value. And in that wave of FOMO, multi-million dollar to tens of million dollar transactions are “normal”. Since then, these "normal" transactions have become "mirrors" in the media. But no longer under the suspicion of the public.
NFT has not yet received adequate attention from regulators. Rather, it is not strictly controlled for tax arrears and identity requirements for high value transactions. So, while regulations are being abandoned, this is a golden opportunity for money launderers.
This picture explains the pricing standards of today’s NFT hehehe.
Price is easily manipulated and very easily dictated because the market is not similar to cryptocoins where buying and selling occurs in real time.
Also, how does everyone know that NFTs are not being used for money laundering? Would money launderers tell you their activities?
It's absolutely insane how easily this can be done.
Any scammers can literally do this over and over again without fail, with multiple alts if need be.
There are no restrictions on this compared to even the shady traditional art markets. It just baffles me why newbies are looking to invest in them given that they are so obviously illiquid and can get rugpulled at any time.