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> If she was dealing with gold/diamonds instead of bitcoin would it be legal?

IANAL but surely laundering known drug money with gold/diamonds/beanie babies/bitcoin are all illegal.

> Would her paying taxes make this less illegal?

Pedantically, yes--there would be one fewer crimes committed. Practically, not reporting income hints at knowing its source isn't entirely legal.

It doesn’t matter how you launder money. It could have been Applebee’s gift cards.