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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
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

Sources

Every claim on this person's pages traces to one of the entries below.

Official announcements come first, then the reporting that supports individual details.

1 source cited across 3 recorded actions

  1. [1]
    Bitzlato dismantled; founder Anatoly Legkodymov charged

    US DOJ / USAO EDNY / FBI, January 18, 2023 Prosecutor release Source grade P1

    Establishes the French-led dismantlement of Bitzlato infrastructure and the charge/arrest of founder Anatoly Legkodymov.

    No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

Coverage note. Nothing on this page rests on an uncited claim. Where a source is silent on an outcome, this entry leaves the outcome unstated rather than inferring one. At least one linked takedown was added in the extended pass and was not independently source verified.