International agency release

# Bitzlato: senior management arrested

Europol, January 23, 2023. Bitzlato: the French- and US-led operation supported by Europol, the platform infrastructure shut down in France, the arrests in Cyprus, Spain and the United States, and the scale figures for criminal assets exchanged.

**Source type:** International agency release

**Published:** January 23, 2023

**Research grade:** P2

**Used in entries:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Europol

**Published:** January 23, 2023

**Source type:** International agency release

**Research grade:** Source grade P2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/bitzlato-senior-management-arrested](https://www.europol.europa.eu/media-press/newsroom/news/bitzlato-senior-management-arrested)

**What it supports:** Bitzlato: the French- and US-led operation supported by Europol, the platform infrastructure shut down in France, the arrests in Cyprus, Spain and the United States, and the scale figures for criminal assets exchanged

**Dataset id:** src\_eu\_europol\_bitzlato\_2023

## Research notes

- Subtitle on the page: 'Platform infrastructure shut down in France for allegedly laundering criminal assets, with six people targeted in Cyprus, Spain, Portugal and the USA'.
- Europol CMS 'published' timestamp 1674477120 = 2023-01-23 12:32 UTC. Note this is five days after the 18 January 2023 action.
- Retrieved through the Europol CMS node API because the public page is not directly fetchable by automated clients.

How this source is used

Cited 3 times across 2 record types.

The role on each citation records what the source was relied on for. A primary source establishes the fact, a supporting source corroborates it, technical evidence describes the infrastructure, and a later outcome records what happened afterwards.

Sources were reviewed to a research cutoff of August 23, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Takedown records

1 citation

Cited on the takedown record itself.

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[Bitzlato takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown)

Cryptocurrency laundering, January 2023

Supporting source

### Infrastructure

2 citations

Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on.

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[Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown)

Server disabled, Bitzlato takedown

Primary source
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[Cryptocurrency wallet](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown)

Cryptocurrency wallet seized, Bitzlato takedown

Primary source

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