#USDOJ announces major move against underground (and mostly unknown) #cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato, tied to illegal drug market https://www.independent.co.uk/tech/crypto-doj-bitcoin-latest-news-bitzlato-b2264668.html [www independent co uk]

> "Overnight, the Department worked with key partners here and abroad to disrupt Bitzlato, the China-based money laundering engine that fueled a high-tech axis of cryptocrime, and to arrest its founder, Russian national Anatoly Legkodymov," said Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco, who led Wednesday’s press conference.

> "Today’s actions send the clear message: whether you break our laws from China or Europe – or abuse our financial system from a tropical island – you can expect to answer for your crimes inside a United States courtroom."