Anton Shkurenko, co-founder of the Russian crypto exchange Bitzlato, which has been sanctioned by the US, has been released after his arrest.
According to a report by Coindesk, Anton Shkurenko, the co-founder of Bitzlato, InterpolHe was released shortly after he was detained in Moscow on 6 February at the request of . local resources on monday Shkurenkoof InterpolHe reported that he was detained in Moscow on February 6 at the request of .
While Shkurenko did not give much detail in his statement about the process, to convince the prosecutor of his innocence you hope expressed. Shkurenko, who did not specify from which unit the law enforcement officers who detained him belonged, added that he signed a contract that he would appear when requested by investigators. Current position of Shkurenko in recent court records pending trial specified as.
Considering reopening the stock market
Despite recent pressure from global authorities, Bitzlato is still around 100 active employees exists. Shkurenko told the global press to restart the stock market also mentioned. User of Bitzlato team holds most of its funds Shkurenko, stating that the operations “quickly” He said he could continue.
According to the data released in the first days of the investigation initiated by the US Department of Justice, the stock market is about 700 million dollars illegal managed the fund in the process. As will be remembered Bitzlato in his case Binance opponent was named.
According to reports from FinCEN, Bitzlato was among the first of the high-volume exits between 2018 and 2022. BinanceIt was seen that . Russia-linked in the second seat of this ranking darknet marketplace Hydra and in third place is the pyramid scheme, which is allegedly based in Russia. “The Finiko” took place.