Law enforcement officers broke down the door of the Beribit premises on the 52nd floor of the skyscraper. The crypto exchange website soon stopped working and a stub appeared:
At the same time, the police entered the office of the recently opened ABCeX exchange, as well as the premises of several exchangers – there is no complete list yet.
“We are carrying out standard investigative actions, and employees of the legal department are providing full assistance to law enforcement agencies,” Bits was told. media in ABCeX.
The searches, telegram channels close to law enforcement assure, may be related to the search for crypto transactions somehow connected with members of the group accused of a terrorist attack on the Crocus City Hall entertainment complex near Moscow on March 22.
Beribit has not yet commented on the situation with the searches.
Recently, the Beribit crypto exchange launched a section with P2P trading, where users could buy a ruble code and exchange it for cryptocurrency.
Source: Bits
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