Treasury Secretary Bessent sends brutal warning to drug cartels
May 21, 2026 2:22 PM
By designating cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations, the U.S. has officially declared war on the crypto-fueled "narco-terrorist" pipeline. The Sinaloa Cartel is no longer just a drug gang; they are a national security threat using digital assets to flood our borders with fentanyl. If cryptocurrency is the primary engine for laundering billions in terror proceeds, can we still justify its lack of regulation? Or is this designation just a power grab to control the blockchain?
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