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“The bitcoin high: How cryptocurrencies are fueling America's opioid crisis”

CNBC headline: The bitcoin high: How cryptocurrencies are fueling America's opioid crisis

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Drug dealers are using bitcoin to finance the deadly wave of fentanyl flooding into the country from overseas.

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