This is an interesting article and video about how Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies may be fueling the opioid addiction. It goes into how most drug dealers on the dark web use cryptocurrency when making their deals. The article also touches on the process of finding these illegal drugs and a massive drug trafficking case out in Utah. Check it out!
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/04/13/how-bitcoin-and-cryptocurrencies-are-fueling-americas-opioid-crisis.html
What do you guys think about the article? Do you believe there is a link to the emergence of cryptocurrencies and this crisis?
This is a very interesting article. It's hard for me to wrap my head around drug dealers sitting behind computers accepting cryptocurrencies.
ReplyDeleteI think its going to become a even bigger issue, especially if Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies become more accepted and integrated into our financial and economic society.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the video we watched about dealers in China and how easily you can have things delivered. This applies to crypto, especially since nobody is monitoring that money.
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