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BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Charges

[May 4 12:09 PM] According to a press release from the U.S. Department of Justice, Alexander Vinnik, a former operator of the BTC-e exchange, has admitted to a conspiracy to launder money. This admission of guilt comes over six years following his arrest in Greece…

BTC-e Operator Alexander Vinnik Pleads Guilty to Money Laundering Conspiracy Charge

[May 3 4:11 PM] Alexander Vinnick, the Russian national who was one of BTC-e's operators, pled guilty to conspiracy to commit money laundering for his role with the crypto exchange.

DOJ Charges Belarusian National With Money Laundering Conspiracy and Operating Unlicensed Crypto Exchange

[Feb 4 6:30 AM] The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged the Belarus national Aliaksandr Klimenka with money laundering conspiracy and the operation of an unlicensed money services business. Most of these criminal activities were perpetrated via…

Man Behind Defunct BTC-e Exchange Once Popular with Criminals Faces U.S. Charges

[Feb 1 2:38 PM] One of the men behind BTC-e, a now-defunct crypto exchange once popular with cybercriminals and money launderers, has been arrested and charged in the U.S., the Department of Justice (DOJ) said Thursday.

FBI Wanted Co-Founder of Crypto Exchange Wex Sentenced in Russia

[Sep 24, 2023 1:30 AM] Aleksey Bilyuchenko, co-founder of Wex, the successor of the infamous Russian crypto exchange BTC-e, will spend only a couple of years in prison. The Russian, who is charged in the U.S. with money laundering, has been sentenced in his homeland as…

US Justice Department charges two men in Mt. Gox hack

[Jun 9, 2023 2:30 PM] The Justice Department claims Alexey Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner took control of a Mt. Gox server and stole 647,000 Bitcoin from the exchange.

Two Russians Charged for Infiltrating Mt Gox and Operating Illicit Crypto Exchange, BTC-e

[Jun 9, 2023 1:30 PM] In a statement issued on Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) revealed that two Russian individuals have been accused of infiltrating a cryptocurrency exchange and running an unlawful exchange. Reportedly, the pair gained unauthorized…

Bitcoin From Defunct BTC-e on the Move Again: Report

[Mar 24, 2023 1:00 PM] Someone is trying to cash out bitcoin from an exchange that has been inactive since the U.S. shut it down in 2017.

US May Consider Alexander Vinnik for Prisoner Exchange With Russia, Lawyer Says

[Feb 23, 2023 10:30 PM] Crypto exchange BTC-e’s alleged operator Alexander Vinnik may be a candidate for prisoner swap between the United States and Russia. That’s according to a statement by one of his lawyers for Russian media. The latest court hearing in Vinnik’s caseâ€

BTC-e’s Alexander Vinnik Applies for Release on Bail Citing Trial Delay

[Dec 21, 2022 1:30 AM] The alleged operator of crypto exchange BTC-e, Alexander Vinnik, has asked to be released on bail due to the delay in court proceedings. In early August, the Russian IT specialist was extradited to the United States to face charges of money…

10,000 Bitcoin Withdrawn From Wallet of Defunct Crypto Exchange Wex, Former BTC-e

[Nov 25, 2022 5:30 PM] A large amount of cryptocurrency kept in a wallet associated with crypto exchange Wex, successor of the infamous trading platform run by alleged money launderer Alexander Vinnik, has moved for the first time since 2017. The 10,000 bitcoins in…

Dump Incoming? Rogue BTC-e Sends $165 Million In Bitcoin To Personal Wallets And Exchanges

[Nov 24, 2022 4:23 AM] After a year of near dormancy, Bitcoin funds of the rogue exchange BTC-e are on the move again. Chainalysis, an American blockchain analysis firm headquartered in New York City, is reporting that 10,000 BTC, worth about $165 million, have been…