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July 26, 2017, 03:53:34 PM
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btc-e is actually officially down / under maintenance, yet the truth may be quite different. Please let's collect all the relevant information here. What we know so far is that a Russian citizen, Alexander Vinnik, was recently arrested. He's somewhat connected to btc-e and possibly involved in the dreaded MtGox hack. --- 
The Big Bit Theft, the Dark Web and the Sleazy Life of the Russian Who Detected the FBI in Halkidiki
38-year-old Russian Alexander Vinnik enjoyed his vacation with his partner in one of the most expensive hotels in Ouranoupoli in Halkidiki. He had not realized the slightest of the FBI steps he had been watching for months, informing the Greek prosecution authorities of his action. Yesterday after a surprise operation he was arrested and today he was handcuffed to the prosecutor of the Thessaloniki Court of Appeals in order to start the proceedings for his extradition to the United States.
The 38-year-old is characterized by the US authorities as one of the leading members of an organization that was running large amounts of money through an online Bitcoin digital exchange platform that helped to "launder" more than $ 4 billion from 2011 to date! This is the BTC-e platform, which after the 38-year-old is arrested as the US prosecution investigation is in full swing.
In the traces of the massive attack on Mt. Gox
Characteristically, according to the documents sent to the Greek authorities on the bitcoins exchange platform behind which the 38-year-old Russian is hiding, a large part of the "stolen" removed from Mt. Gox , which by the end of 2014 managed 70% of the volume of bitocoin trades worldwide, but after the attack it received declared bankrupt.
The trial of MT's CEO recently kicked off in Tokyo. Gox Mark Karpelès , who accused the hackers of the 850,000 bitcoin, worth about $ 500 million, lost in 2014. According to documents that reached 306,853 bitcoins stolen after the attack on Mt. Gox entered the BTC-e purses. According to the same documents another part of the stolen from the attack on Mt. Gox arrived at a San Francisco exchange office.
As stated in the documents sent by the US Department of Justice, BTC-e is "one of the largest entities in the field of electronic money laundering and money laundering in the world". According to the US authorities, "illegal proceeds come from a number of high-level piracy, ransom repayment systems, drug trafficking and tax systems." As the US authorities have estimated on this platform since 2011, 12.5 million bitcoins have been filed and blamed, and blame the 38-year-old Russian and his colleagues for spilling at least $ 4 billion!
Through the platform behind which the Russians are accused of allegedly scamming money, two corrupt US federal agents Carl Force and Shaun Bridges , who were accused of robbing millions of dollars worth of Silk Road , This site was one of the largest black drug markets in the so-called "dark internet".
The FBI had closely watched 38-year-old Russian at least over a year ago, as its papers refer to May 2016 as a luxury hotel in Abu Dhabi, as it traced its digital footprints through a WebMoney account. He denies the accusations.
Today, in front of the prosecutor in Thessaloniki, 38-year-old Russian denies any interference with the accusations attributed to him by the US authorities, and he said he was amazed at his arrest. The Appeals Council is expected to meet in the coming time, which is required to give its opinion on the request for extradition to the United States, and then the final decision will be taken by the Minister for Justice. The maximum period of detention by the Greek authorities may not exceed two months.
Source (Greek): http://www.dailythess.gr/h-megali-klopi-bitcoins-dark-web-ke-chlidati-zoi-tou-rosou-pou-entopise-fbi-sti-chalkidiki/--- More:Bitcoin fraud suspect arrested in greece - bbc newsBy New Nowhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lzECU_K84IAlexander Vinnik admin of BTC-e ? arrested in Greece for $ 4 billion in Bitcoin money launderinghttps://thebitcoinnews.com/alexander-vinnik-admin-btc-e-arrested-greece-4-billion-bitcoin-money-laundering/Russian Held Over Bitcoin Laundering Linked to BTC-e Exchangehttps://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2017/07/26/business/26reuters-greece-russia-arrest-bitcoin.htmlhttp://uk.reuters.com/article/us-greece-russia-arrest-bitcoin-idUKKBN1AB27W?il=0http://whtc.com/news/articles/2017/jul/26/russian-held-over-bitcoin-laundering-linked-to-btc-e-exchange-sources/http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-4732650/Russian-held-bitcoin-laundering-linked-BTC-e-exchange-sources.htmlhttps://www.usnews.com/news/technology/articles/2017-07-26/russian-held-over-bitcoin-laundering-linked-to-btc-e-exchange-sourceshttp://www.businessinsider.com/r-russian-held-over-bitcoin-laundering-linked-to-btc-e-exchange--sources-2017-7?IR=Thttp://www.cnbc.com/2017/07/26/russian-held-in-greece-in-bitcoin-laundering-linked-to-btc-e-exchange.htmlBTC-e Connected to Bitcoin Money Laundering Arrest in Greecehttps://www.coindesk.com/btc-e-connected-bitcoin-money-laundering-arrest-greece/BTC-E Is Responsible for Laundering 95% of all Ransomware Proceedshttp://www.newsbtc.com/2017/07/26/btc-e-responsible-laundering-95-ransomware-proceeds/"WME": Alexander Vinnik's User profile used here at Bitcointalk ?https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?action=profile;u=43575
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unamis76
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July 26, 2017, 04:52:15 PM |
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If the Greek source is proven to be true, this is huge news (BTC-e owners uncovered) and a huge plot twist (Mt Gox coins in BTC-e's hands...) all at the same time...
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July 26, 2017, 05:02:43 PM |
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Any Idea how many accounts they have or how many bitcoins they were holding? It's a sad day for their depositors. I would guess their money is not recoverable as it is now evidence, and claiming a balance may make that person an accessory. Although I doubt it's cost effective to go after most users.
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ft73 (OP)
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July 26, 2017, 05:21:55 PM |
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If the Greek source is proven to be true, this is huge news (BTC-e owners uncovered) and a huge plot twist (Mt Gox coins in BTC-e's hands...) all at the same time...
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July 26, 2017, 05:30:29 PM |
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BTC-e is Down, $160 Million on the Move, Russian Arrested For Laundering $4 Billion Through Bitcoinhttp://www.trustnodes.com/2017/07/26/btc-e-160-million-move-russian-arrested-laundering-4-billion-bitcoinOne of the oldest bitcoin exchange, BTC-e, went down yesterday without any explanation except for tweeting “unplanned maintenance in data center, possible problems with access to btc-e.”
The exchange remains down, with its front page simply stating “site is under maintenance.”
Around the same time, 66,163 bitcoins began moving ... The assets are seemingly being split through numerous blockchain addresses, potentially to obfuscate movement, with 35,000 now left in one address which will likely continue to move.
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ft73 (OP)
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July 26, 2017, 05:54:57 PM |
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ft73 (OP)
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July 26, 2017, 06:02:47 PM |
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 Breaking open the MtGox case, part 1http://blog.wizsec.jp/2017/07/breaking-open-mtgox-1.html... In September 2011, the MtGox hot wallet private keys were stolen, in a case of a simple copied wallet.dat file.
... Over time, the hacker regularly emptied out whatever coins they could spend using the compromised keys, and sent them to wallet(s) controlled by Vinnik. This went on for long periods, but also had breaks — a prominent second phase of thefts happened later in 2012 and 2013.
... After the coins entered Vinnik's wallets, most were moved to BTC-e and presumably sold off or laundered (BTC-e money codes were a popular choice). In total some 300,000 BTC ended up on BTC-e, while other coins were deposited to other exchanges, including MtGox itself.
... Moving coins back onto MtGox was what let us identify Vinnik, as the MtGox accounts he used could be linked to his online identity "WME"
See reference to "WME" forum user in OP. Could be Vinnik's own profile ? |
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DaMut
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July 26, 2017, 06:30:43 PM |
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look at this statement :
The 38-year-old is characterized by the US authorities as one of the leading members of an organization that was running large amounts of money through an online Bitcoin digital exchange platform that helped to "launder" more than $ 4 billion from 2011 to date! This is the BTC-e platform, which after the 38-year-old is arrested as the US prosecution investigation is in full swing.
doesn't that mean any other exchanger that don't have a lisence will get something like this ?
will they force them to shut down their website right ? because they're helping people to 'Launder' the money
plus what happen to mixing services around the world ? doesn't that mean they're doing an illegal acitivity too ?
this is ridiculous,something big will happen soon.
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ft73 (OP)
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July 26, 2017, 06:35:59 PM |
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look at this statement :
The 38-year-old is characterized by the US authorities as one of the leading members of an organization that was running large amounts of money through an online Bitcoin digital exchange platform that helped to "launder" more than $ 4 billion from 2011 to date! This is the BTC-e platform, which after the 38-year-old is arrested as the US prosecution investigation is in full swing.
doesn't that mean any other exchanger that don't have a lisence will get something like this ?
will they force them to shut down their website right ? because they're helping people to 'Launder' the money
plus what happen to mixing services around the world ? doesn't that mean they're doing an illegal acitivity too ?
this is ridiculous,something big will happen soon.
Ever heard of Bitinstant.com, or Coin.mx just to name a few ? |
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ft73 (OP)
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July 26, 2017, 06:42:13 PM |
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look at this statement :
The 38-year-old is characterized by the US authorities as one of the leading members of an organization that was running large amounts of money through an online Bitcoin digital exchange platform that helped to "launder" more than $ 4 billion from 2011 to date! This is the BTC-e platform, which after the 38-year-old is arrested as the US prosecution investigation is in full swing.
doesn't that mean any other exchanger that don't have a lisence will get something like this ?
will they force them to shut down their website right ? because they're helping people to 'Launder' the money
plus what happen to mixing services around the world ? doesn't that mean they're doing an illegal acitivity too ?
this is ridiculous,something big will happen soon.
Ever heard of Bitinstant.com, or Coin.mx just to name a few ? nope,what is that ? Ok, https://www.bitsonline.com/operator-coin-mx-sentenced/https://www.coindesk.com/men-plead-guilty-running-unlicensed-bitcoin-exchange/ |
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ft73 (OP)
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July 26, 2017, 06:45:31 PM
Last edit: July 26, 2017, 06:56:38 PM by ft73 |
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"Update2: At the moment, work is underway to restore the service. Approximate terms from 5 to 10 days. Thank you for understanding"https://btc-e.com/Soon-ish™ 
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July 26, 2017, 06:49:58 PM |
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Twitter update!! https://twitter.com/btcecom/status/890281223632764928Update2: Ha дaнный мoмeнт вeдyтcя paбoты пo вoccтaнoвлeнию paбoты cepвиca. Пpимepныe cpoки oт 5 дo 10 днeй. Cпacибo зa пoнимaниe Google translate Update2: At the moment, work is underway to restore the service. Approximate terms from 5 to 10 days. Thank you for understanding |
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DaMut
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July 26, 2017, 06:57:29 PM |
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"Update2: At the moment, work is underway to restore the service. Approximate terms from 5 to 10 days. Thank you for understanding"https://btc-e.com/Soon-ish™ Sure we will see everlasting maintenance from BTC-E team what the hell, so this cases already happened back then, why would many exchanger pop out from nowhere if something like this ever happened in the past ? plus,what happen to investor who's using their services ? a big exchanger as we can see such as : kraken,poloniex,and else don't have any lisence doesn't that mean we're risking our money out there ? PS : how many exchanger that have a lisence by the way ? because as far as i know,noone except COINBASE may be ? |
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July 26, 2017, 07:01:23 PM |
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"Update2: At the moment, work is underway to restore the service. Approximate terms from 5 to 10 days. Thank you for understanding"https://btc-e.com/Soon-ish™ Sure we will see everlasting maintenance from BTC-E team what the hell, so this cases already happened back then, why would many exchanger pop out from nowhere if something like this ever happened in the past ? plus,what happen to investor who's using their services ? a big exchanger as we can see such as : kraken,poloniex,and else don't have any lisence doesn't that mean we're risking our money out there ? isn't only licenced exchange Bitstamp? under UK law? (not sure tho) |
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