# 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)

## 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](https://takedownindex.org/sources/us-doj-usao-edny-fbi-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.