MEXICO UNCOVERS SUSPECTED CARTEL-LINKED CRYPTO FARM Mexican authorities are investigating a clandestine crypto-mining operation in Puebla suspected of laundering illicit funds, Reuters reports, as organized crime increasingly expands into digital assets. Police discovered 300 GPUs and extensive power infrastructure, with investigators examining whether electricity was stolen from a nearby dam. Chainalysis says global illicit crypto transactions more than doubled to $154 billion in 2025.(*Walter Bloomberg)