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U.S. Department of Justice charges eight Chinese companies using crypto to facilitate fentanyl trade

U. S. authorities took action against several China-based companies and individuals implicated in the fentanyl trade on Oct. 3. The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it has unsealed eight indictments on crimes related to the production of fentanyl and methamphetamine, the distribution of synthetic opioids, and sales related to precursor chemicals. дальше »

2023-10-4 01:40


Elizabeth Warren highlights crypto’s role in fentanyl trade; plans to combat with bill

Senator Elizabeth Warren said during a May 31 Senate hearing that she aims to combat cryptocurrency’s role in the illegal fentanyl trade. Fentanyl trade Warren said to the Senate Banking Committee: “Crypto is supposedly banned in China … but more than 90 companies based in China are raking in tens of millions of dollars worth […] The post Elizabeth Warren highlights crypto’s role in fentanyl trade; plans to combat with bill appeared first on CryptoSlate. дальше »

2023-6-1 01:33


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Drug dealer sells fentanyl for cryptocurrency, gets 30 years in prison

Yesterday, a judge in San Antonio, Texas sentenced an Iraqi man to 30 years in federal prison for selling various narcotics in exchange for cryptocurrency on the dark web. 30-year-old Alaa Mohammed Allawi allegedly distributed 245 kilograms of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, oxycodone and Xanax, a court press release states. дальше »

2019-10-4 12:34


Cryptocurrency Transactions Cited by White House Advisory Said to Used for Fentanyl Drug Purchases

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 Many crypto-related businesses and exchange have withdrawn their business from the US as a result of the hostile environment.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 […] дальше »

2019-8-23 19:33


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US Government Vague On Bitcoin Role In Fentanyl Drug ‘Epidemic’

The US government has singled out cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin as a funding mechanism for the ongoing trend for smuggling the drug fentanyl. FinCEN Advisory Mentions Cryptocurrencies In an advisory issued on August 21, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) highlighted the use of “convertible virtual currency” (“CVC”) in facilitating the black market. дальше »

2019-8-23 16:00


Dark Market Seller Convicted Of Selling Drugs by DoJ, To Forfeit Millions In Ill-Gotten Crypto Profits

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, […] дальше »

2019-8-21 21:24


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Fentanyl dealer to forfeit $4M in Bitcoin and quadrillions of bank notes

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. дальше »

2019-7-29 12:38


US Federal Attorney: Bitcoin Used to Indict Suspected Fentanyl, Proves It is No Good for Evading Authorities

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. дальше »

2019-5-30 00:00


Bitcoin is Criminals’ ‘Favorite’, Claims Blockchain Forensic; Used in 95% of Crypto Crimes

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. дальше »

2019-4-26 19:12


Bitcoin Price Analysis: BTC is a “Melting Ice Cube” Says CEO

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. дальше »

2018-12-7 06:00


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Can Homeland Security See Your Fiat Transfers? Probably.

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. дальше »

2018-10-9 18:12