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CDCROP: Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik (Shutterstock)
Bitcoin From Defunct BTC-e on the Move Again: Report
Someone is trying to cash out bitcoin from an exchange the U.S. shut down in 2017.
CDCROP: Russian bitcoin fraud suspect Alexander Vinnik (Shutterstock)

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Bitcoin Wallet of the Failed BTC-e Exchange Wakes Up
Someone transferred 10,000 BTC from a previously sleeping wallet identified as holding the treasury of the failed BTC-e exchange.
CDCROP: AI Artwork Whirlpool of Money Cash (Midjourney/CoinDesk)

Dmitrii Vasilev, ex-CEO of the crypto exchange WEX, left (via YouTube)
Former CEO of Russian Crypto Exchange WEX Is Arrested in Warsaw: Report
Dmitri Vasilev may now be extradited to Kazakhstan after managing to return to Russia following his first arrest.
Dmitrii Vasilev, ex-CEO of the crypto exchange WEX, left (via YouTube)

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Bomb Threats Demanding Bitcoin Force Evacuations Across Russia
Someone has been sending bomb threats across Russia for a month, demanding $870,000 worth of bitcoin supposedly stolen from the defunct cryptocurrency exchange WEX.
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Criminal Case Against Failed WEX Crypto Exchange Points at Russian Law Enforcement
The administrator of failed crypto exchange WEX has reportedly told Russian police that he was forced to hand over users' holdings to the FSB.
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$2 Billion Lost in Mt. Gox Bitcoin Hack Can Be Recovered, Lawyer Claims
A Russian law firm says it can help Mt Gox creditors recover up to $2 billion worth of bitcoins stolen in the 2014 hack.
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Ex-CEO of Crypto Exchange WEX Arrested In Italy
Dmitri Vasilev, the former CEO of now-defunct crypto exchange WEX, has reportedly been arrested in Italy.
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Crypto Exchange WEX Linked to Iranian Ransomware Operators, Says PwC
Cryptocurrency exchange WEX, formerly called BTC-e, may have been used to launder illicit gains from the SamSam ransomware, according to PwC.
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CDCROP: Circling the drain water down washed away (Shutterstock)
Data Shows Millions Leaving Crypto Wallets Tied to Long-Troubled Exchange
Binance has frozen accounts that received more than 93,000 ether (over $18.9 million) from wallets indirectly linked to troubled Russian exchange WEX.
CDCROP: Circling the drain water down washed away (Shutterstock)

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Police Filings Mount as Investors Demand Funds from WEX Exchange
Users of the WEX exchange have begun filing police reports after more than three months of being unable to withdraw major cryptocurrencies or fiat.
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