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Russian police shut down five crypto exchangers tied to darknet drug market

  • —Investigators obtained data on more than 185,000 crypto exchange transactions
  • —Detentions have been ongoing since August 2025; five forum moderators are in custody
  • —Suspects were charged under Article 210 for organizing a criminal community
  • —Searches yielded computer equipment, documents, cash and cryptocurrency
Why it matters: The case shows Russian authorities tracing on-chain activity of exchange services linked to darknet markets.
Source: BeInCrypto RU
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