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A System of Robot Drug Dealers on Telegram Allows People to Buy Illegal Products for Bitcoin
13.10.2020
There’s a new avenue darknet market (DNM) customers have found that allows them to purchase illegal wares 24 hours a day via a robot drug dealer hosted on Telegram. The platform dubbed ‘Televend,’ is an automated software program that peddles illicit narcotics for people paying...
5 Major Banks Exposed for Moving Trillions for Mobsters, Onecoin, and Drug Cartels
21.9.2020
According to the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), five major global banks have been exposed funneling trillions of dollars in criminal funds in the recently leaked FinCEN Files. The massive leak is 2,100 documents spanning from 2000 to 2017 which shows fraudulent funds...
Hydra’s ‘Complex Drug Delivery System’ in Russia Overshadows Western Darknet Markets
16.9.2020
On September 14, the blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis reported on the infamous Russian darknet marketplace (DNM) known as Hydra and noted the DNM is Eastern Europe’s “sixth-largest service by volume in the region.” Moreover, the report also reveals that Hydra has created...
Darknet Vendor and Pharmacist Charged With $270 Million Bitcoin Drug Trade
5.8.2020
Two Costa Rican residents were charged for selling drugs worth $270 million on the darknet
US Law Enforcement Is Watching for Bitcoin Drug Purchases on Darknet
17.7.2020
The NCIS has seen an uptick in darknet purchases using Bitcoin. Blockchain analytic firms discuss procedures to combat crypto-related crimes, along with emerging challenges
US Agency Says Chinese Drug Traffickers Used Bitcoin to Launder Proceeds
17.7.2020
The U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control has sanctioned four Chinese residents, claiming they helped launder drug proceeds using bitcoin
Spanish Police Accuse Illegal Drug Vendor of Laundering $3.3M Haul in Crypto
30.6.2020
The National Police of Spain said vendors’ “purchase of virtual currency stands out.” They arrested 33 suspects across two parallel raids
Thai Authorities Go After Crypto in Search for Drug Money
26.6.2020
Authorities in Thailand are determined to hunt down the country’s well-hidden drug lords by going after everything from gold shops to oil, construction firms - and cryptocurrency, a new report by news agency AFP claims.
According to the report, it is the recent downfall of a large meth syndicate...
US Drug Agency Failed to Properly Oversee Crypto Investigations: DOJ Report
17.6.2020
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration failed to adequately police its undercover agents’ handling of cryptocurrency, a Department of Justice Inspector General report found
Drug Dealer Just Sentenced to 25 Years Hoped to Build a Better Bitcoin Miner
12.6.2020
Paul Calder LeRoux, an admitted drug dealer with a background in encryption, planned to build a bitcoin miner had he beaten the rap
Former KFC Employee Built a Crypto Drug Empire, Lost It All Today
8.6.2020
The Leicester Crown Court confiscated over $2.29 million from an online drug kingpin who ran a darknet store from the attic of his home
66% of Coinbase Users Willing to Leave the Exchange Due to Mounting Privacy Concerns
8.6.2020
Two-thirds of people who use Coinbase are willing to leave the platform following reports that the U.S. exchange plans to sell user data to two government agencies for $250,000. Cryptocurrency trader and analyst John Rager carried out a poll on Twitter, asking his 73,000 followers: “Would...
VeChain to Develop Drug-Tracing Platform for Pharma Giant Bayer
28.5.2020
Bayer China is tapping VeChain to help it track clinical trial drugs along the blockchain
IBM, Merck Declare FDA-Backed Drug Tracing Blockchain a Success
4.5.2020
IBM, Merck, Walmart and KPMG’s drug-tracing blockchain pilot exceeded the interoperability benchmarks set by the Food and Drug Administration, the group said
No Evidence of Crypto-Related Charge in Maduro Drug Cases
27.3.2020
Charges against Maduro and other Venezuelan heads don’t involve crypto directly, three different lawyers say
$15 Million Bounty on Maduro: US Charges Venezuelan President With Narco-Terrorism, Corruption, Drug Trafficking
27.3.2020
The U.S. has charged 14 high-ranking officials of the Venezuelan government, including President Nicolas Maduro, with “narco-terrorism, corruption, drug trafficking and other criminal charges.” The U.S. government is offering rewards of up to $15 million for any information leading...
US Says Venezuelan President Maduro Hid Massive Drug Ring Proceeds in Crypto
26.3.2020
Nicolas Maduro and his crypto supervisor were two of the Venezuelan officials indicted Thursday on claims they used crypto to conceal the profits from drug running
Darknet Vendors Work Overtime as Police Halt Drug Arrests
19.3.2020
The coronavirus is having a strange effect on the war on drugs. Narcotics activities that were deemed serious crimes only a week ago have been dropped by U.S. law enforcement, who have greater concerns now that cities are under effective lockdown. Meanwhile, darknet vendors are doing their best...
The Government Can’t Stand Decentralized Innovations Like Bitcoin, so It Tries to Ruin Them
10.3.2020
Feeding the homeless, affordable medicine, an easy-to-use gas can design, starting a small business to meet the needs of one’s community — borderless, permissionless P2P electronic payments. These are all simple, practical activities and tools that can be leveraged in decentralized...
Coronavirus, Drug Dealers and Buffett’s BTC: Bad Crypto News of the Week
29.2.2020
Coronavirus keeps marching on the planet, drug dealers lose millions of dollars in BTC, while Tyler Winklevoss experiences his “Bitcoin pizza moment.” Check the bad crypto news of the past week