Novel psychoactive chemicals with names like 2C-B, AMT and 5-MeO-DMT are freely available at online marketplaces and digital currencies help facilitate global trade.
After experiencing skyrocketing growth during the crypto bull run last year, many players are down and out. What survives now that it has popped, mainly believers, will be stronger, some say.
The legal cannabis industry’s problems go much deeper than a lack of access to banking. This piece is part of CoinDesk's Sin Week, which sheds lights on how illicit industries are using crypto and adapting to Web3.