# 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)

## 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. November 30, 2016

2. February 25, 2018

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.