Russian held over bitcoin laundering linked to BTC-e exchange
: Sources
-A Russian national was arrested on suspicion of laundering criminal funds through Bitcoin.
-Alexander Vinnik, a key figure behind the BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange, was arrested in Greece on a U.S. warrant.
-Vinnik is accused of laundering at least $4 billion.
Alexander Vinnik, a 38 year old Russian man (L) suspected of running a money laundering operation, is escorted by a plain-clothes police officer to a court in Thessaloniki, Greece July 26, 2017.
A Russian national arrested in Greece on Wednesday on suspicion of laundering criminal funds by switching them into bitcoins is a key person behind the BTC-e crypto-currency exchange, two sources close to the exchange told Reuters.
BTC-e, one of the oldest trading platforms for digital currencies, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Police sources identified the man as Alexander Vinnik, 38, who was arrested in northern Greece on a U.S. warrant and is accused of laundering at least $4 billion.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-greece-russia-arrest-bitcoin-idUSKBN1AB27W
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