2023-9-27 23:42 |
Analysts at Elliptic estimate over 140 unique crypto addresses to be involved in the global fentanyl trade. origin »
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Reports from Chainalysis and Elliptic point to the trade for fentanyl precursors and fentanyl itself being fuelled by crypto.
2023-5-24 16:00 | |
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Blockchain analysis firm Elliptic said May 23 that several Chinese companies selling precursors to the synthetic opioid fentanyl have received millions in cryptocurrency. Elliptic reported that its researchers interacted with over 90 companies in China that offered to sell fentanyl precursors.
2023-5-24 01:35 | |
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Former U.S. Army interpreter sentenced to 30 years in jail for selling opiates using crypto
2019-10-6 23:05 | |
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US authorities have expressed a negative perception of a cryptocurrency over the last few months, and the country has since operated with policies designed to keep the crypto industry in check. Many crypto-related businesses and exchange have withdrawn their business from the US as a result of the hostile environment. Two advisories pertaining to drug […]
2019-8-23 19:33 | |
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California resident Sky Justin Gornik has been convicted of selling drugs for cryptocurrencies in darknet markets. According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice, the man aged 39 pleaded guilty to using the Alpha Bay, Trade Route, Abraxas, Evolution, Outlaw Market, and Dream Market trading floors to trade fentanyl, carfentanil, ketamine, oxycodone, amphetamine, […]
2019-8-21 21:24 | |
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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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An official from U.S. Homeland Security has claimed that the authorities can trace every crypto to fiat currency conversion. Is that really a surprise in the modern age of surveillance? He was talking about international drug dealers bringing vast quantities of Fentanyl into the US to sell on the Dark Web, but the inference is […] The post Can Homeland Security See Your Fiat Transfers? Probably. appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
2018-10-9 18:12 | |
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Illinois may soon become the first U.S. state to hold Bitcoin in its fiscal reserves if lawmakers approve the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve proposal.
The Arizona Senate Finance Committee has approved SB1025, also known as the “Arizona Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Act.” The Act was approved in a 5-2 vote. Co-sponsored by State Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Jeff Weninger, the bill seeks to allow…
To allow community banks to unlock the potential of blockchain, the regulatory hurdles must be addressed and replaced with practical solutions
Trump’s ‘golden age’ will extend to crypto, blockchain, and the web3 revolution, argues Boris Bohrer-Bilowitzki.
Andreessen Horowitz, the Silicon Valley-based venture capital giant, is planning a pullback from the crypto investing market in the United Kingdom, the Financial Times has reported. Per the report, the crypto arm a16z is closing its London office, with the…
Semler Scientific seeks $75 million through a private offering of convertible senior notes, intending to use a portion for Bitcoin investments. Public medial device maker Semler Scientific announced plans to offer $75 million in convertible senior notes, with a portion…
Trump family-backed WLFI’s recent $9.84 million wBTC purchase raises its total crypto holdings to $365 million. World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a crypto project tied to the Trump family, has intensified its aggressive push into digital assets. Over the past three…