# Anton Vyachlavovich Tarasov

No alias recorded

Indicted

Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026

Index entry last updated August 23, 2026

_Alleged_ operator of the Blender.io and Sinbad.io cryptocurrency mixers.

Every charge in this entry is an allegation. No conviction is recorded.

- Charged with one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering and one count of operating an unlicensed money transmitting business. Remains at large.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 1 action 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:** [Sinbad cryptocurrency mixer seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/sinbad-cryptocurrency-mixer-seizure)

**Recorded role:** operator of the Blender.io and Sinbad.io cryptocurrency mixers

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** United States Department of Justice

**Charging jurisdiction:** United States

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Indicted, January 2025

**Nationality:** Russia

**Country of residence:** Not established

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

## Associated takedowns

Law enforcement actions against infrastructure and services linked to this person, and the action recorded against the person in each one.

Outcomes and dates follow the public reporting cited on the sources tab and are subject to revision.

1 recorded action across 1 takedown

| Date | Takedown | Target | Connection | Outcome |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 7, 2025, [Source [1]](https://takedownindex.org/people/anton-vyachlavovich-tarasov/sources#source-1) | [Sinbad cryptocurrency mixer seizure](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/sinbad-cryptocurrency-mixer-seizure), Cryptocurrency laundering | Sinbad | Alleged operator of the Blender.io and Sinbad.io cryptocurrency mixers | Indicted. Indicted 7 January 2025 in the Northern District of Georgia; remains at large. |