CoinRX Launches as a Bitcoin Pharmacy - But is it Legal?
CoinRX launched today as "The #1 Bitcoin Online Pharmacy" (interesting proclamation on the first day of business, but we digress), allowing users to buy anything from generic Viagra to generic Prozac using - wait for it - Bitcoins. This sounds like it may be a derivative of Silk Road, but in fact, the site is accessible outside of anonymous web browsing network Tor. Question: is this even legal? The domain's WHOIS information traces back to a registrar in Argentina, so the likelihood is that this service is not based in the United States. We were curious for additional information, but....
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