Anonymous representatives of the platform published detailed instructions for withdrawing funds, since all coins are “marked as high-risk” by AML services (services that track cases of laundering criminally acquired money).
“We were gone for 42 long days, but we are back. A lot of work has been done to ensure that your data is safe and the coins are in your wallets, the Bitzlato team announced.
In mid-February, Bitzlato presented a roadmap for disbursing funds to users. Part of the funds that were on the Bitzlato hot wallet still remains with European law enforcement officers. Bitzlato does not leave attempts to appeal against the arrest of servers in France.
On January 18, 2023, representatives of the cryptocurrency exchange reported a hack and suspension of their activities. Service employees assured that the attackers were able to withdraw only a small part of the funds, asking users to temporarily not replenish balances.
In January, Bitzlato co-founder Anatoly Legkodymov was arrested at the request of the US Department of Justice. The agency claims that more than $700 million was laundered through Bitzlato.
Another co-founder of Bitzlato, Anton Shkurenko, is under close scrutiny by law enforcement officers. In mid-February, information appeared on the network about his arrest in Russia and the upcoming extradition, but Bits.Media’s own sources denied these rumors.
Source: Bits
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