Crypto Giant Binance Tops the Dark Web Drug Busts! 🚹

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Hold onto your hats, folks. Binance, the behemoth of the crypto universe, has teamed up with the US Justice Department and Taiwanese police to give the dark web a hefty slap. And not just a light tap—more like a full-on demolition.

Apparently, Incognito Market, the shady market in question, managed to shuffle over $100 million worth of drugs before law enforcement decided to pay a visit. Binance, ever the clandestine hero, shared its detective work exclusively with BeInCrypto—because what’s more fun than snitching on the dark web’s worst offenders?

Binance Takes the Dark Web to Task

Recent activities on the dark web seem to have been accentuated by a healthy dose of crypto chaos—political scandals, data breaches, the usual digital mayhem. But fear not, Sherlock Binance is on the case, unraveling the nefarious web where criminals hide behind layers of encrypted smoke and mirrors.

Today, Binance revealed it played a starring role in helping various agencies bring down this monstrous online marketplace.

The DOJ’s own website spills the beans about Operation RapTor—yes, it sounds like something out of a sci-fi thriller—resulting in 270 arrests of vendors, buyers, and cyber-administrators across 10 countries. Talk about an international party! 🎉

The authorities also carted away over 180 firearms, nearly 150 kilograms of fentanyl or its suspiciously similar cousins, and a cool $200 million in cash and crypto—because apparently, you can’t have enough money or illicit drugs in one place.

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The FBI seized enough Fentanyl in just three months to wipe out everyone in the US and Canada. Yep, all of us. Because that’s how they roll.

“Fentanyl is a synthesized, manufactured nightmare… you don’t just find it lying around,” quipped some genius.

— MJTruthUltra (@MJTruthUltra) May 28, 2025

Binance, of course, wasn’t just twiddling its thumbs; it took charge of Web3 investigations, peeling back layers of digital onion skins to identify the site’s wallets and unmask the shadowy puppeteers pulling the strings. Turns out, even crypto privacy tools leave a trail—like breadcrumbs, but way more illegal.

“Even with fancy privacy tools, every crypto transaction leaves a digital footprint—a breadcrumb trail. Today, law enforcement can follow that trail across borders faster than a caffeinated kangaroo. Global teamwork isn’t optional anymore—it’s a necessity,” explained Nils Andersen-Röed, Binance’s global head of the FIU. Because nothing says ‘we mean business’ like cooperating across continents.

Binance, as the biggest crypto exchange on the block, has reasons beyond reputation to chase down these cyber villains—mainly, because hackers recently decided to dump a bunch of user data on the dark web, risking everyone’s security. So helping law enforcement keeps Binance’s security team from having a hearts-in-mouth moment.

Meanwhile, the DOJ isn’t throwing in the towel just yet, despite cuts and budget cuts. They’re still digging, still hunting, mostly because stopping the big fish means big headlines—and maybe a little peace of mind for the rest of us.

Plus, Binance claims it’s been lending a hand to other agencies, including Europol, tackling everything from child exploitation sites to crypto scams—because in the dark web, it’s all connected and nobody’s safe from a good crackdown.

If this keeps up, Binance might just become the dark web’s worst nightmare—and frankly, I say, about time. 🚀

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2025-06-09 22:14