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> 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.

> 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.

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