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Mexican Cartels Using BTC, ETH, USDT, Other Tokens to Buy Fentanyl Ingredients: U.S.

Criminal organizations in Mexico have been using several popular digital assets to buy the materials needed to make the drug fentanyl, according to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), which cited the use of bitcoin and other tokens in a Thursday advisory.Read MoreCoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data[#item_full_content]

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Here’s how big bitcoin traders responded after the Binance hack hit

Your day-ahead look for Oct. 30, 2026Read MoreCoinDesk: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Crypto News and Price Data[#item_full_content]

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Crypto liquidations jump to $1.57 billion as Binance hack sends bitcoin, ether lower

Bitcoin traded near $77,350 after $6.3 billion Binance hack, with crypto futures liquidations jumping to…

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Bitcoin, ether and XRP selloff wipes out $1.5 billion in leveraged crypto bets

Bets on rising prices accounted for nearly 84% of forced closures, with Binance handling almost…

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Binance hacker splits $1.4 billion of bitcoin into 19 wallets that no one can freeze

All 18,270 coins sit in 19 wallets, 17 of them holding exactly 1,000 BTC each,…

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$6 billion Binance hack sends bitcoin, ether tumbling; Standard Chartered expects more pain

Bitcoin and ether slid after a suspected $6.3 billion Binance security breach and a Polymarket…

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Bitcoin Price Briefly Slides to $76,300 as Binance Confirms Hack Estimated at $6.3 Billion

Bitcoin Magazine Bitcoin Price Briefly Slides to $76,300 as Binance Confirms Hack Estimated at $6.3…

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