Drugs

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has been a longtime crypto critic. (Gage Skidmore)
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)

Prescription fentanyl (Daniel Tahar/Wikimedia Commons)
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)

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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.
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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.
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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)
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)

Amit Shah speaking at a regional meeting on drug trafficking and national security in Gujarat, India. (Twitter.com/AmitShah)
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)

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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.
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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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Crypto, Cannabis and SAFE Banking
Better banking regulation must pass, but why wait for banks to protect cannabis when crypto offers solutions today? This post is part of Payments Week.
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German Authorities Shut Down Russian Darknet Market, Seize $25M in Bitcoin
The Hydra Market's bitcoin privacy mixer complicated the investigation, police said.
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