Fentanyl Ingredients Sold for Crypto by Chinese Labs
Chinese chemical producers are accepting cryptocurrency as payment for fentanyl ingredients they sell to drug organizations worldwide. Researchers at crypto analytics platform Elliptic have found over 90 Chinese chemical...
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Researchers at crypto analytics platform Elliptic have found over 90 Chinese chemical companies that sold fentanyl precursor chemicals and advertised their products on the open web, 90% of which offered to accept payment in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC) and Tether (USDT)....
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