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Chainalysis reports surge in gray market peptide trade using bitcoin and stablecoins

'Looksmaxxing' Trend Spawns $100M Gray Market Fueled By Bitcoin, Stablecoins: Chainalysis

Chainalysis 报告显示，灰色市场肽类（Peptides）行业对加密货币的使用正快速增长。2026 年第一季度流入该行业的加密货币资金达到 3200 万美元，较前一季度的 1200 万美元增长 159%。报告指出，由于传统银行和支付机构通常限制处方级化合物及未受监管物质相关交易，许多供应商转向使用比特币和稳定币进行跨境支付与结算，其中规模较大的供应商更倾向于使用稳定币以降低价格波动风险。（The Block）https://t.co/jhCWG2iPQg

Chainalysis says ‘top-tier’ gray market peptide vendors turn to bitcoin and stablecoins

New use case for crypto: Buying peptides from former fentanyl shops in China @bdanweiss went shopping—and attended a peptides party. Very fun story. Link in reply. With crypto data from @chainalysis

⚠️HTX-LINKED WALLETS REPORTEDLY FLAGGED AS “HIGH RISK” A viral claim says wallets that interacted with HTX/Huobi after the UK sanctions announcement are being labeled high-risk by Chainalysis, Hyperliquid’s AML provider. Affected users may reportedly face issues signing T&Cs, receiving airdrops, a