Russian police shut down 5 cryptocurrency exchanges linked to darknet drug trading
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On October 29, 2026, media reports said that Russian police had shut down 5 cryptocurrency exchanges suspected of laundering money for darknet drug markets and dismantled the related darknet markets and forums. Russia’s Ministry of Internal Affairs said that police had obtained information on more than 185,000 transactions and that 5 forum administrators had been detained. The reports did not specify the names of the exchanges, the identities of those detained, or the specific amounts involved in the transactions; the investigation is ongoing.
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Russian police shut down 5 cryptocurrency exchanges suspected of laundering money for darknet drug markets and dismantled related darknet marketplaces and forums. The Russian Interior Ministry said police obtained information on more than 185,000 transactions, and 5 forum administrators have been detained; the investigation is ongoing. Cui
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