The US Treasury Department announced that the Russian cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato has closed its site.
The ministries of justice and treasury in the USA announced the news that the crypto money industry is eagerly waiting for today, announcing that legal action has been initiated against the crypto money exchange Bitzlato.
According to the statement made by the Ministry of Justice, the financial crime teams within the ministry have banned financial institutions from making transactions in connection with Bitzlato.
Ministry of Justice, Bitzlato “notorious for laundering dark net proceeds” says.
Founder of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, by the Ministry of Justice accused of laundering proceeds of crime. The Ministry of Justice announced that Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested in Miami the other day.
The US operation against Bitzlato, “with international cooperation” stated that it was carried out.
Cryptocurrency community, the cryptocurrency company that the Treasury Department will sanction eagerly waiting for your name. As a result of this uncertainty, in bitcoin (BTC) and ether (ETH) prices there was a rapid decline.
However, the sanctioned exchange lack of global recognitionreactivated the markets. Bitcoin, again, according to TradingView data Over $21,000.