Crypto Sleuth Links Russian OTC Desk To $4.7M Laundering

Crypto Sleuth Links Russian OTC Desk To $4.7M Laundering

A 73-bitcoin stash sitting untouched in a separate crypto wallet may be what eventually brings a Russian crypto broker to justice. Related Reading: Bitcoin Stuns Gold In War Rally—Safe Haven Crown Up For Grabs That dormant pile of digital cash, flagged by blockchain investigator ZachXBT, sits at the edge of a much larger money trail […]


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Herman Neglyad, the deputy of the Russian anti-money laundering body, Rosfinmonitoring, has said his organization will monitor cryptocurrency transactions that involve the conversion from crypto to fiat. Neglyad made this revelation during a recent meeting of the State Duma Committee on financial markets. Banks Already Cooperating According to a Russian news site, Regnum, the anti-money laundering body is already getting cooperation from banks. “Banks have already begun to pay attention to exchange operations, that is, when they see that an operation has come after the exchange of....