US arrests Russian crypto boss for running criminal ‘haven’
By DW
28 January 2023 |
10:18 am
Anatoly Legkodymov is accused of permitting users to launder hundreds of millions of dollars. His platform, Bitzlato, has been shut down by authorities.
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