“Yesterday, FBI agents arrested Anatoly Legodimov, the founder of Bitzlato, in Miami,” RIA Novosti quotes her.
The Russian is accused of trafficking in illegal funds in the amount of more than $ 700 million.
The agency noted that the servers of the crypto-exchange, which is associated with the Hydra darknet market, were seized as part of a joint international law enforcement action.
Earlier it was reported that the founder and former CEO of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, Sam Bankman-Freed, was detained.
On December 22, the founder of the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX flew to the United States after agreeing to extradition.