Russia Shuts Down 5 Crypto Exchanges and Darknet Drug Market in Major Crackdown
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Police officers stopped the work of five crypto-exchangers, who were used by the organizers of a drug dealer, reported to the Ministry of Internal Affairs official Irina Volk. "In order to turn the crypto-assets derived from criminal activities into ordinary money, the drug dealers of the drug dealer had five of their own crypt exchangers," Volk added that a forum had also been closed where the operation of the drug site was discussed and prohib…
One report attributes to the Russian authorities the closure of five exchanges of cryptocurrencies and a drug market in the darknet. However, the available material does not detail when the operation occurred, which agencies participated, or which platforms were affected.
Russia Shuts Down 5 Crypto Exchanges and Darknet Drug Market in Major Crackdown
TL;DR: The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs dismantled five cryptocurrency exchange platforms linked to money laundering originating from the Darknet. Police officers secured records for more than 185,000 transactions and confiscated cash, computer equipment, and crypto assets. Five moderators of a digital forum remain in judicial custody charged with organizing a criminal syndicate. The Ministry ...
Russian police shut down 5 crypto exchanges tied to a darknet drug market
Russian law enforcement has dismantled five cryptocurrency exchanges and a darknet marketplace they were allegedly serving. The move comes as Moscow aims to end all illegal coin trading with some actions threatening the survival of legitimate platforms, too. Russian...
The police have stopped five crypto exchangers, through which, according to the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the organizers of a drug-trafficking site have transferred the proceeds of crime into ordinary money, while a forum linked to the site has been closed, as reported by the official representative of the department of Irina Wolk.
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