# 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)

## Legal history

Every step recorded in the public legal record for this person, in the order it happened.

These entries describe procedure only. Nothing here establishes guilt, and a charge remains an allegation until a court rules.

1. January 7, 2025

Record note. Dates follow the earliest official announcement of each step. Where proceedings were subject to reporting restrictions, this entry records only what was published.

## Court cases

Court cases in which this person is named. Being named in a case is not a finding of guilt. Charges are accusations only.

No court case in this index names this person. That is a gap in the record, not a finding about this person.