{"id":"tp-3144","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Cryptocurrencies used to buy fentanyl, other illicit drugs: White House","author":"Charissa Echavez","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/3144","datePublished":"2019-08-23T05:12:53.000Z","dateModified":"2019-08-23T05:12:53.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"The White House has issued two advisories to warn that major cryptocurrencies are being used to buy fentanyl and other synthetic opioids.","section":"Regulation","references":[{"title":"financial institutions","url":"https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Fentanyl-Advisory-Money-Tab-D.pdf"},{"title":"digital private sector platforms","url":"https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Fentanyl-Advisory-Marketing-Tab-B.pdf"},{"title":"reportedly","url":"https://www.dea.gov/factsheets/fentanyl"},{"title":"identified several Chinese nationals","url":"https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sm756"},{"title":"collaborative efforts","url":"http://tokenpost.com/Drug-tracking-via-blockchain-catching-on-illegal-narcotics-next-2339"},{"title":"TokenPost","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com"}]}