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Russian Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Cryptocurrency Exchange Involved in Ukrainian Fraud, Over 20 Detained

2026/08/09 10:50 (Updated 2026/08/09 13:01)
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Russian Authorities Crack Down on Illegal Cryptocurrency Exchange Involved in Ukrainian Fraud, Over 20 Detained

Over 20 Individuals Arrested by Russian Authorities

The Federal Security Service of Russia (FSB) announced on the 7th that they had detained over 20 individuals working at nine cryptocurrency exchanges located in Moscow's business district, 'Moscow City'. These exchanges were illegal and were used to transfer funds stolen from Russian citizens abroad. Specifically, they sold cryptocurrencies to citizens and transferred the funds to the accounts of masterminds in Ukraine.

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