29 Nov Cryptocurrency Exchange Operator Cleared of All Charges
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After a long drawn out court case, Alexander Vinnick was cleared of all charges. Earlier, the operator of cryptocurrency exchange, BTC-e was arrested in Greece following charges of money laundering of $4 (some sources say $9) billion via cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e. There were reports that had suggested that the stolen bitcoin from Mt Gox (one of the largest hacks in history) were transferred to BTC-e.
Investigations by Wizsec, a group of bitcoin security specialists, had identified Vinnik as the owner of the wallets into which the stolen bitcoins had been transferred, many of which were sold on BTC-e. Apart from that, he was also wanted in Russia and the United States of America.
However, all that is coming to a close. Vinnick’s lawyer said that the lawsuit in Cyprus, has been reportedly withdrawn, a news portal Tass reported on Tuesday. His lawyer Timofei Musatov wrote in a press release sent to the news outlet, “A court session of the…
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