Tag: Bitzlato
Hong Kong Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Co-Founder Pleads Guilty to U.S. Money Transmitter Charge
Anatoly Legkodymov, a co-founder of Hong Kong-based crypto exchange Bitzlato, pleaded guilty to operating an unlicensed money transmitter tied to alle [...]
Bitzlato ex-CEO Legkodymov pleads guilty to one count in Brooklyn court
Anatoly Legkodymov, co-founder and former CEO of cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, pleaded guilty to one count of operating an unlicensed money servic [...]
Seized exchange Bitzlato allows users to withdraw 50% of Bitcoin
Russia-linked cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has managed to partly restore access to user funds despite being officially seized by European authorit [...]
Bitzlato co-founder released from brief arrest and questioning: Report
Local Russian media outlets reported on Monday that Bitzlato co-founder Anton Shkurenko was detained in Moscow on Feb. 6 at the request of Interpol. H [...]
Bitzlato Co-Founder Released After Arrest in Moscow, Pledges Relaunch of Seized Exchange
At the same time, he said the team was proactive about catching potentially criminal use of the exchange and from time-to-time even browsed the Hydra [...]
Bitzlato CEO arrested by Spanish police: Report
According to a Feb. 2 report by Turkish news agency Anadolu, Spanish authorities have arrested the CEO, sales executive and marketing director of Hong [...]
Shuttered Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Says It Plans to Resume Operations: Report
Anton Shkurenko, whose co-founder Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested in the law enforcement operation along with several other Bitzlato executives, said [...]
Binance blocks some accounts amid Bitzlato case: ‘Funds are safe’
Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has been silently shutting down multiple accounts on the platform in relation to the Bitzlato investigation, according [...]
Binance Processed Nearly $346M of Bitcoin Trades for Crypto Exchange Bitzlato: Reuters
The world's largest crypto exchange by trade volume, Binance, according to the story, did 205,000 transactions with Bitzlato between May 2018 and its [...]
Europol reports $19.5M in crypto seized in enforcement action against Bitzlato
The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, has reported authorities took control of crypto wallets containing more than $1 [...]
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Converted Over $1B in Crime-Linked Assets, Europol Says
The statement from Europol, the EU agency that coordinates activities among national law enforcement authorities within the bloc, details house search [...]
Enforcement goes on with Bitzlato action — Law Decoded, Jan. 16-23.
The good news of the last week is that Bitcoin (BTC) continued to review, making around 10% up from Jan.16 to Jan. 23. But it has yet to change a worr [...]
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FinCEN lists Binance among the top Bitcoin counterparties of Bitzlato
The United States Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Treasury Department, has argued that Binance is linked to the illegal [...]