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Alexander Vinnik, the Russian-born IT specialist who spent over two years in detention in Greece, where he was arrested on a U.S. warrant, is now in Paris. The alleged BTC-e operator, suspected of laundering at least $4 billion through the now defunct crypto exchange, has been handed over to France after the Greek judiciary turned […]
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The Supreme Administrative Court of Greece has suspended a decision to extradite the alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik. The temporary measure has been imposed to allow the review of an appeal against the extradition. The Russian national, accused of laundering billions of dollars through the now defunct cryptocurrency exchange, started a new hunger strike last […]
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It has been a while since an update on Alexander Vinnik was provided. The alleged operator of money laundering exchange BTC-E will seemingly be extradited after all. This tug-of-war between different jurisdictions has been ongoing for some time now. Bonjour, Alexander Vinnik Vinnik was originally arrested in Greece, yet Russia demanded his extradition. Not too long after, he was also on the wanted list of both the United States and France. That latter country has now seemingly won the battle for extradition. An earlier request by Russian official was officially rejected earlier this week. During the coming weeks, Vinnik will
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Recent BBC investigation into the BTC-e crypto exchange case reveals new details allegedly connecting lost funds to Russia’s FSB
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Lawsuits have become increasingly common in the cryptocurrency world over the past few years. Given the number of scams, hacks, and shady businesses going around, that shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. BTC-E, one of the more notorious platforms in history, is now facing a $100m lawsuit courtesy of the Trump administration. Another Chapter in the BTC-E History Most cryptocurrency enthusiasts will be rather familiar with the BTC-E exchange and its history to date. It once was a big Bitcoin trading platform, albeit it seems the company was run into the ground by shady operators who tried to
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Former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange WEX, a spin-off of controversial BTC-e exchange, was arrested in Italy
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On Wednesday, June 26, the price of BTC came close to reaching $14K. One hour later, it had dropped by close to 18%. Such events are known as a flash crash, a moment in time where a rapid-sell off happens and often times a few exchanges become inoperable. Over the last few years, especially when […]
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Ever since cryptocurrencies started gaining value, hackers have targeted exchanges that provide digital asset trading and malicious entities have siphoned billions of dollars worth of bitcoin since 2010. So far, over 1 million of the world’s BTC has been stolen from exchanges and traders continue to leave vast quantities of funds on centralized trading platforms. […]
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In a recent analysis, PwC states that Iranian ransomware hackers used WEX crypto exchange to launder ransomed bitcoins
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The alleged operator of the infamous BTC-e exchange, Alexander Vinnik, has terminated his hunger strike more than 80 days after he started the protest against his detention in Greece. Vinnik’s condition is serious and he needs specialized medical attention to recuperate. Also read: Cryptocurrency Exchange Exmo Opens Branch in Turkey Russia’s Ombudsman Visits Vinnik in […]
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