Two Russian Nationals Charged in Cryptocurrency Exchange Hacks and Laundering Scheme
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Two Russian nationals have been charged with conspiring to launder approximately 647,000 bitcoins from their hack of Mt. Gox and operating the illicit cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017. The charges were unsealed by the US Justice Department. The two accused, Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner, allegedly stole a massive amount of cryptocurrency from Mt. Gox, contributing to the exchange’s ultimate insolvency. They then allegedly went on to help set up the notorious BTC-e virtual currency exchange, which laundered funds for cyber criminals worldwide.
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