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Chinese fentanyl chemical suppliers are accepting large cryptocurrency payments, primarily in Bitcoin and Tether. Concerns arise over the misuse of cryptocurrencies in illegal activities. origin »
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A dark web kingpin has forfeited $4 million, including Bitcoin and 100 quadrillion Zimbabwe bank notes after selling drugs to an undercover cop via encrypted email. Richard Castro, of Windermere (Florida), pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with the intent to distribute three controlled substances – carfentanil, phenyl fentanyl, and fentanyl.
2019-7-29 12:38 | |
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A 51-year-old drug dealer is believed to have been selling fentanyl — a highly addictive opioid substance — to his clients in return for Bitcoin and other digital assets. As per a statement released by the US I.
2019-5-30 18:41 | |
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Another suspected dark web drug dealer is about to stand trail because he wrongly believed Bitcoin transactions were entirely anonymous. This has prompted the US Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, Erin Nealy Cox, to issue a warning for all those attempting to deal drugs online using Bitcoin.
2019-5-30 00:00 | |
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Bitcoin is the reigning champion of cryptocurrency criminals. That’s the conclusion of blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis, which discovered that bitcoin is used in 95% of crypto crimes. This finding isn’t surprising since bitcoin is by far the most popular and widely used of the 2,000 digital currencies around today.
2019-4-26 19:12 | |
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Latest Bitcoin News Like Bitcoin prices shifting, so is Bill Gates-the founder of Microsoft who back in 2014 said Bitcoin is “used to buy drugs like synthetic opioid fentanyl” and the “anonymity of digital currencies meant they were linked to terrorist funding and money laundering” to admitting how transformational Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies have been especially.
2018-12-7 06:00 | |
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The global crypto market cap stands around $3. 58 trillion, down by 0. 13% in the past 24 hours at the time of writing. Daily trading volume for the entire market fell 22% to around $107 billion in this period.
Kraken announced its plan to end support for Tether’s token and other non-compliant stablecoins for European clients.
Tether reported net profits of $13 billion during 2024 generated by its businesses, which include the largest stablecoin USDT.
Tether’s latest move puts USDT directly on Bitcoin’s infrastructure, allowing stablecoin transactions to settle faster and more efficiently via the Lightning Network. Tether (USDT), the world’s largest stablecoin issuer, has announced its integration with Bitcoin’s (BTC) ecosystem, marking a new…
The crypto community is split on stablecoins’ future, with some expecting growth and others worried about regulatory hurdles in 2025. Stablecoins are everywhere. Wealthy businesses and VCs see them as a silver bullet for companies struggling with outdated payment systems.…
After winning a MiCA license, Crypto.com will become the second digital asset exchange to end trading support for Tether’s stablecoin.
Coinbase has signaled a willingness to remove Tether’s stablecoin from its platform depending on how the U.S. regulatory landscape matures under Donald Trump.