Bitzlato

The U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC division participated in a cross-jurisdictional takedown of the little-known crypto exchange Bitzlato. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)
Bitzlato Co-Founder Released After Arrest in Moscow, Pledges Relaunch of Seized Exchange
“I could launch the exchange from my apartment," Anton Shkurenko said of the exchange multinational authorities shut down in January. The Bitzlato team has retained most of it...
The U.S. Treasury Department's OFAC division participated in a cross-jurisdictional takedown of the little-known crypto exchange Bitzlato. (Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)

Senators Reportedly Push Crypto Bank Silvergate on Ties to FTX; Bitzlato Update After Co-Founder Arrested
Senators Reportedly Push Crypto Bank Silvergate on Ties to FTX; Bitzlato Update After Co-Founder Arrested
A bipartisan group of U.S. senators is pushing Silvergate Capital (SI) to provide more details about what it knew about FTX’s alleged misuse of customer funds, according to a...
Senators Reportedly Push Crypto Bank Silvergate on Ties to FTX; Bitzlato Update After Co-Founder Arrested

Bitzlato has been charged with money laundering in a major international operation. (Getty Images)
Shuttered Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Says It Plans to Resume Operations: Report
The exchange has been charged by U.S. and European authorities with laundering $700 million in funds tied to Russian criminals.
Bitzlato has been charged with money laundering in a major international operation. (Getty Images)

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Crypto Update | Bitzlato, Binance and What Regulators Are Really Doing
With bitcoin wavering near its threshold of $23K as investors remain hopeful about inflation and the economy, plus a look at the Binance and Bitzlato debacle, CoinDesk’s “Mark...
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Binance Processed $346M Worth of Bitcoin Trades for Bitzlato: Reuters
Binance Processed $346M Worth of Bitcoin Trades for Bitzlato: Reuters
Binance, the world's largest crypto exchange by trading volume, processed $345.8 million worth of bitcoin (BTC) transactions for crypto exchange Bitzlato, Reuters reported Tue...
Binance Processed $346M Worth of Bitcoin Trades for Bitzlato: Reuters

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Binance Processed $346M of Bitcoin Trades for Crypto Exchange Bitzlato: Reuters
Bitzlato was shuttered last week and its founder arrested in Miami after the Justice Department charged the platform with money laundering.
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Spanish police arrested a number of Bitzlato executives. (MarioGuti/Getty Images)
Crypto Exchange Bitzlato Converted Over $1B in Crime-Linked Assets, Europol Says
Several senior executives have been arrested in Spain, Europol announced, following founder Anatoly Legkodymov's arrest in Miami.
Spanish police arrested a number of Bitzlato executives. (MarioGuti/Getty Images)

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Bitzlato, Binance and What Regulators Are Really Doing
The U.S. Department of Justice was criticized for over-hyping the seizure of a little-known exchange.
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Kuna Exchange's Michael Chobanian on Binance
Kuna Exchange's Michael Chobanian on Binance
Kuna Exchange Founder Michael Chobanian reacts to Binance being named as a counterparty in an order against the little-known cryptocurrency exchange, Bitzlato, which was accus...
Kuna Exchange's Michael Chobanian on Binance

Crypto Gains Paused Amid Market Turbulence
Crypto Gains Paused Amid Market Turbulence
Joel Flynn takes a deep dive into the market spooked by Bitzlato warning. That story and other news shaping the cryptocurrency world in this episode of "The Daily Forkast."
Crypto Gains Paused Amid Market Turbulence