# Gennadiy Kapkanov

Also known as: Hennadiy Kapkanov

Arrested

Public record reviewed to August 23, 2026

Index entry last updated August 23, 2026

_Alleged_ head of the Avalanche network.

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

- Described by Ukrainian police as the alleged head of the Avalanche network; the only Avalanche suspect publicly named by any authority.
- RFE/RL describes him as 'Russian-born'; Ukrainian outlets have called him Ukrainian, and he was found carrying a Ukrainian passport in a false name. Nationality left null rather than guessed.

Everything on this page comes from cited public sources.

This entry records 2 actions across 1 takedown, each traced to a cited source. Every linked takedown sits in the verified core of this index. Where the record is silent, this page says so rather than filling the gap.

Legal summary

**Associated takedowns:** [Avalanche network takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/avalanche-network-takedown)

**Recorded role:** head of the Avalanche network

**Group segment:** Core operator

**Charging authority:** Not recorded

**Charging jurisdiction:** Not recorded

**Case number:** Not published

**Latest recorded action:** Arrested, February 2018

**Nationality:** Not established

**Country of residence:** Ukraine

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

No charging document in this entry names an individual count. Where an authority has confirmed a charge without publishing the counts, the count list stays empty rather than being guessed at.