I wouldn't say its the greatest success but it does show that the Bitcoin Network can be used as backbone for larger trades and I'm sure future applications will come of it. I'm sure they launder money, every large money institution does, these are all arbitrary rules set up by these central bodies for us to abide by but for them to break sadly. But it's not inherently bad to launder money, it's only seen as bad because of the regulations in place that make it illegal. I think we need to look at money for what it is, completely agnostic and it's not good or bad it just funds our intentions

Happy new year to you too and I hope 2020 will bring on new heights for you too :)