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Ethereum World News 2023-07-21 15:44:38

Sanctioned Crypto Exchanges Processed $32 Million In Payment To Fentanyl Merchants

Elliptic’s report identified payments to Russian crypto exchange Garantex and an unnamed Australian platform for fentanyl products worth billions in street value. The report estimates that these platforms received roughly $50 million in Bitcoin and Tether’s stablecoin USDT. At least 100 Merchants accept crypto payments for fentanyl ingredients as a means to evade sanctions and export restrictions. Fentanyl precursor merchants in China are utilizing centralized crypto exchanges in Russia and Australia to accept digital payments in a bid to evade

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