Guilty plea entered by e-BTC operator for money laundering

The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Russian Alexander Vinnik, who operated the dismantled BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange, has entered a guilty plea over charges relating to his involvement in laundering cybercrime proceeds worldwide between 2011 and 2017, reports The Hacker News.

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