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India has registered 92 drug trafficking cases involving crypto and the dark net. (Pixabay)
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India Has Seen 92 Drug Trafficking Cases in Four Years Involving Dark Net and Crypto
The nation's junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai responded in parliament to questions about drug trafficking from Jose K. Mani, a minister of parliament (MP) from the oppositio...
India has registered 92 drug trafficking cases involving crypto and the dark net. (Pixabay)
By Amitoj Singh
Jul 25, 2024 at 9:42 a.m. UTC
Jul 25, 2024
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Alleged Owner of Darknet Narcotics Bazaar ‘Incognito Market’ Arrested in New York
Taiwanese national Rui-Siang Lin, 23 is accused of facilitating $100 million in sales paid through crypto of illegal narcotics, including fentanyl, through the online marketpl...
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By Cheyenne Ligon
May 20, 2024 at 9:38 p.m. UTC
May 20, 2024
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has been a longtime crypto critic. (Gage Skidmore)
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Opinion
Why Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong About Crypto and the Fentanyl Epidemic
Chainalysis and Elliptic have found that crypto is useful for crime, but that’s hardly an argument for banning it.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has been a longtime crypto critic. (Gage Skidmore)
By Daniel Kuhn
Jun 1, 2023 at 6:59 p.m. UTC
Jun 1, 2023
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Prescription fentanyl (Daniel Tahar/Wikimedia Commons)
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U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for Fentanyl
In a Senate hearing, a top U.S. Treasury official said Chinese drug makers have found crypto payments “appealing,” and Warren cited Elliptic research to back a push for legisl...
Prescription fentanyl (Daniel Tahar/Wikimedia Commons)
By Jesse Hamilton
May 31, 2023 at 5:01 p.m. UTC
May 31, 2023
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EU-Funded Report Calls for Crypto ID Checks, Police Training to Combat Darknet Markets
Law enforcement can learn how to track illicit activity, but outright crypto bans aren’t effective, a report commissioned by the EU's monitoring body for drugs concluded.
(Pixabay)
By Jack Schickler
Apr 12, 2023 at 8:48 a.m. UTC
Apr 12, 2023
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Darknet Revenues Fell After Hydra’s Shutdown: Chainalysis
After the infamous drug market Hydra was shut down last year, competitors quickly occupied its place.
(Colin Davis/Unsplash)
By Anna Baydakova
Feb 9, 2023 at 1:19 p.m. UTC
Feb 9, 2023
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The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control has sanctioned three individuals and more than 50 cryptocurrency addresses for allegedly helping bringing illegal opioids into the U.S. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
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US Sanctions 3 Individuals, Dozens of Bitcoin, Ether and Bitcoin Cash Addresses on Opioid Allegations
Sanctioned individuals allegedly sold drugs to U.S. markets through online markets.
The Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Asset Control has sanctioned three individuals and more than 50 cryptocurrency addresses for allegedly helping bringing illegal opioids into the U.S. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
By Nikhilesh De
Nov 9, 2022 at 4:09 p.m. UTC
Nov 9, 2022
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Amit Shah speaking at a regional meeting on drug trafficking and national security in Gujarat, India. (Twitter.com/AmitShah)
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India
India Seeing Spike in Drug Smuggling Using Crypto, Home Minister Says
Amit Shah made the remarks as authorities are reportedly looking at three Indian crypto exchanges for allegedly facilitating transactions of illegal drugs.
Amit Shah speaking at a regional meeting on drug trafficking and national security in Gujarat, India. (Twitter.com/AmitShah)
By Amitoj Singh
Oct 27, 2022 at 1:35 p.m. UTC
Oct 27, 2022
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Designer Drug Markets Get Boost From Crypto
Novel psychoactive chemicals with names like 2C-B, AMT and 5-MeO-DMT are freely available at online marketplaces and digital currencies help facilitate the global trade.
(Rachel Sun/CoinDesk)
By Daniel Kuhn
Sep 2, 2022 at 4:35 p.m. UTC
Sep 2, 2022
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Decentralizing Big Purpose Ideas: Drug Discovery and Health
How DAOs and Blockchain Technology Can Affect Medical Treatments.
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By Michael J. Casey
Jul 29, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. UTC
Jul 29, 2022
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