Russian citizen pleads guilty to operating Bitzlato crypto exchange used by cybercriminals

A Russian citizen pleaded guilty to running the cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, which became “a haven for illicit transactions by ransomware criminals,” according to the U.S. Department of Justice. The platform's co-founder, Anatoly Legkodymov, who also goes by the aliases Tolik and Gandalf, has agreed to forfeit $23 million in proceeds from operating Bitzlato. Legkodymov, 41,

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