- It included nine unlicensed cryptocurrency exchanges
- Their sites were blocked and domains confiscated
- Law enforcement officials are investigating to determine the names of those involved
Yesterday, May 2, the National Police of Ukraine published an official report on the joint operation with FBI agents.
According to it, law enforcement officers discovered and dismantled a network of illegal cryptocurrency exchangers that facilitated the laundering of funds from illegal transactions.
A total of nine sites were blocked. Their domains have been confiscated, and when you log in to the service you can see the following inscription:
A full list of blocked sites is available in the announcement above. On each of these resources, users could exchange cryptocurrency for fiat currency, completely anonymously, as the administration claimed.
The reason for the blocking was non-compliance with AML and KYC regulations.. The FBI noted that such unlicensed platforms are important elements in the global cybercrime ecosystem.
“The lion’s share of activity on the sites we blocked were users associated with ransomware as well as those responsible for other fraud,” the agency said.
The network infrastructure of the sites was based in the United States, Europe and Ukraine. The investigation continues, law enforcement officials are establishing the identity of those involved.
Recall, during martial law in Ukraine, the purchase of cryptocurrencies for national currency is prohibited.. In the case of USD the limit is set.
You can buy crypto-assets for no more than $3.3 thousand per month. Crypto-assets can be purchased for no more than $3.3 thousand per month.