# Anatoly Legkodymov

No alias recorded

Charged, Arrested, Pleaded guilty

Public record reviewed to August 20, 2026

Index entry last updated August 21, 2026

Founder of Bitzlato.

A conviction or guilty plea is recorded in this entry.

- Arrested in Miami; later pleaded guilty.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 3 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

**Associated takedowns:** [Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-operation-cryptostorm)

**Recorded role:** Founder of Bitzlato

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York

**Charging jurisdiction:** United States

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Charged, January 2023

**Nationality:** Russia

**Country of residence:** China

- [Associated takedowns](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov)
- [Legal history](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov/legal-history)
- [Charges](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov/charges)
- [Sources](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov/sources)

## Charges

Counts named in the public charging documents for this person, with the authority that brought them.

A charge is an accusation. No count on this page has been tested at trial by the fact of appearing here.

1 count named in the public record

| Charge | Charging authority | Case number | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Conducting an unlicensed money-transmitting business | United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York | Not published | Charged, January 2023 |

Counts are listed as they appear in the charging document. Where an authority confirmed a charge but published no docket, the case number reads not published rather than being left blank. This dataset carries no statute citations, so no statute column is shown.