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Huge ‘screw-up’ — Pump Science apologizes after flood of fraud tokens

[Nov 28 12:12 AM] Pump Science partially blamed Solana-based software firm BuilderZ for leaving the private key to the dev wallet address on GitHub for the public to see.

India Has Seen 92 Drug Trafficking Cases in Four Years Involving Dark Net and Crypto

[Jul 25 3:42 AM] India has seen as many as 92 cases since 2020 till April 2024 involving dark net and cryptocurrencies to purchase drugs, the nation's junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai said to parliament on Wednesday.

Dark web market owner arrested in New York after FBI traces crypto

[May 20 7:34 PM] 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.

Alleged Owner of Darknet Narcotics Bazaar ‘Incognito Market’ Arrested in New York

[May 20 3:38 PM] U.S. authorities have arrested and charged a Taiwanese national with operating darknet drug bazaar Incognito Market, which he allegedly used to facilitate over $100 million in crypto-denominated sales of illegal narcotics including fentanyl.

US Treasury sanctions crypto wallets as authorities crack down on fentanyl

[Oct 3, 2023 3:57 PM] According to Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, the sanctioned wallets "received millions of USD funds over hundreds of deposits" used for illicit drugs.

US Treasury sanctions Ethereum wallet tied to cartel over ‘illicit fentanyl trafficking’

[Sep 26, 2023 10:12 AM] An ETH wallet tied to Mexican national Mario Alberto Jimenez Castro was allegedly used for illicit fentanyl sales in the United States.

Linking Bitcoin To The Fentanyl Trade, Elizabeth Warren Demonstrates Concerning Bias Against Innovation

[Jun 30, 2023 6:00 AM] This is an opinion editorial by Lee Bratcher, the president of the Texas Blockchain Council, and Mark Shut, the director of administrative affairs at the Texas Blockchain Council.Senator Elizabeth Warren has expressed concerns regarding the use of…

Alleged Admin of Darknet Marketplace Monopoly Market Extradited to US

[Jun 29, 2023 2:30 AM] The suspected administrator of the Monopoly Market darknet marketplace has been extradited from Austria to face charges in the U.S. The man, a citizen of Serbia and Croatia who was arrested in Vienna last November, has been accused of facilitating…

Five US enforcement agencies form new digital currency anti-crime task force

[Jun 20, 2023 3:18 PM] The agencies have worked together for years, but now their joint efforts are official as they plan to ramp up activity.

Why Elizabeth Warren Is Wrong About Crypto and the Fentanyl Epidemic

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren points to crypto payments as facilitating fentanyl trade in China

[May 31, 2023 2:30 PM] “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.

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls for Shutdown of Crypto Funding for Fentanyl

[May 31, 2023 11:01 AM] U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) cited the rampant use of cryptocurrency in the Chinese fentanyl trade during a Wednesday Senate hearing, arguing for legislation to help break that pipeline.

Economist Paul Krugman Criticizes Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ Opposition to Central Bank Digital Currency

[Apr 15, 2023 3:30 PM] Economist Paul Krugman questioned why Republican Florida governor Ron DeSantis opposes a central bank digital currency (CBDC) in a recent opinion editorial. Krugman suggested that DeSantis may be motivated by “general paranoia.” He…

EU-Funded Report Calls for Crypto ID Checks, Police Training to Combat Darknet Markets

[Apr 12, 2023 2:48 AM] 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.

Crypto and psychedelics: Clarifying regulations could help industries grow

[Feb 8, 2023 8:46 AM] It’s a long road to federal legalization, but opposition to psychedelics is waning at the state level and Capitol Hill.

Spanish rehab center adds crypto trading addiction to services list

[Feb 5, 2023 8:56 PM] The rehabilitation center cited estimates that about 1% of cryptocurrency traders will develop an "extreme" addiction to crypto trading.