Russian Held Over Bitcoin Laundering Linked to BTC-e Exchange: Sources
MOSCOW — 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.(Reporting by Jack Stubbs; Editing by Alexander Winning and Robin Pomeroy)
https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/07/26/business/26reuters-greece-russia-arrest-bitcoin.html
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Ouch. Wonder what this is really all about. Failed greek economy, surging bitcoin that people are longing for, and of course a russian hunted by the usa, and announced by its propagandist rags. Would like to read that warrant.
Who holds the US accountable for all the money it has laundered?
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