U.S. authorities said Wednesday they had arrested the majority shareholder and founder of Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato for allegedly processing hundreds of millions of dollars in illicit funds.
Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national living in China, was arrested Tuesday in Miami on charges he operated the exchange as a “money laundering concern,” according to the U.S. Treasury Department.
The arrest marks the first major action by the Justice Department’s National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Network.
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“What we are really proud of now is the young generation, like Prime Minister [Justin] Trudeau,” Schwab boasted back in 2017, who make it possible for us to “penetrate the cabinets” of governments around the world." – U-WEF-A's Klaus ☠ Schwab
Lol I can safely say that unless it's well established in history like Eth or Bit then one shouldn't invest in it or use it for purchases or whatever. Besides want be long before govts get rid of blockchains without records of transfers similar to PayPal recently
Ha ha. Bitzlato 9/11 WMD Inside Job
A laundromat the same as FTX and Ukraine.
Crypto, Bitcoin why would you invest in such stuff
I knew crypto would go badly.
I'm surprised not to see crypto bots in the comments.
Surprise!