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An ETH wallet tied to Mexican national Mario Alberto Jimenez Castro was allegedly used for illicit fentanyl sales in the United States. origin »
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Overstating the role that Bitcoin plays in illicit activity, Senator Elizabeth Warren underscored the need for education among policymakers.
2023-6-30 15:00 | |
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Two White House advisories addressing financial institutions and digital payment platforms state that cryptocurrencies, including bitcoin, bitcoin cash, Ether, and monero, can and have been used to purchase illicit substances including fentanyl.
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The US government has released a series of advisory notes, one of which specifically looks at the role played by cryptocurrencies in the buying and selling of illegal substances such as fentanyl.
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Chainalysis says illicit crypto hit $154B in 2025, driven by sanctioned nation-states using stablecoins and ruble token A7A5, while hacks and scams keep rising. Illicit cryptocurrency activity reached record levels in 2025 as sanctioned nation-states and entities increasingly utilized blockchain…
U.S. Treasury aims to cripple the North Korea's ability to convert crypto heists into usable currency for its weapons programs.
Indian police have arrested Aleksej Besciokov, co-founder of Garantex, a Russian cryptocurrency exchange sanctioned by the U.S. and the European Union for facilitating money laundering. Besciokov, a Lithuanian national, was detained in Varkala, Kerala, under India’s extradition law, according to…
The U. S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has imposed sanctions on two individuals and a company in the United Arab Emirates for facilitating North Korea’s illicit use of digital assets.
However, the new law doesn't lift the existing ban on crypto payments inside the country.
Lithuania has imposed a ˆ9.3 million ($10.07 million) fine against local cryptocurrency firm Payeer over sanctions violations, Reuters reported on Wednesday. Specifically, Lithuania’s financial crimes watchdog, the Financial Crimes Investigation Service (FNTT), penalized the regulated crypto company for facilitating the…
A UN Security Council panel is investigating 17 crypto heists in 2023, for which North Korea may have been responsible, which were valued at more than $750 million.