Canada’s FINTRAC updates AML strategies, emphasizing cryptocurrency’s role in combating synthetic opioid-related money laundering.
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A waitress at a Hong Kong bar allegedly spotted the DWF Labs partner drugging the victim’s drink while attending the bathroom — an accusation she claims is backed by CCTV footage.
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India’s NCB forms a special task force and initiates digital forensics training to tackle the growing misuse of cryptocurrencies in drug trafficking.
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Reasons for BTC's weakness include Mt. Gox coin movements, regulatory actions, and the U.S. Senate's anti-crypto lobby.
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Senators Elizabeth Warren and William Cassidy say crypto has played an “increasingly prominent role” in the fentanyl industry.
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The FBI claimed it found Incognito Market’s alleged owner, Rui-Siang Lin, by tracking crypto from the dark web drug market to a crypto exchange account allegedly in his name.
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According to Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, the sanctioned wallets “received millions of USD funds over hundreds of deposits” used for illicit drugs.
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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.
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The United States Drug Enforcement Administration has yet to find those responsible for the attack but has enlisted the help of the FBI.
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The agencies have worked together for years, but now their joint efforts are official as they plan to ramp up activity.
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“The number of crypto transactions associated with Chinese fentanyl brokers increased by 450% just last year alone," said the Massachusetts senator, citing an Elliptic report.
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It’s a long road to federal legalization, but opposition to psychedelics is waning at the state level and Capitol Hill.
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Uzbekistan's law enforcers were educated on blockchain analysis topics and methods for seizing crypto.
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Cannabis users in the state may soon be able to pay for their green without cash.
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With new technologies evolving, criminals find easier ways for illicit activities — that is the dark side of anonymity and decentralization.
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