Government release

# FinCEN Identifies Virtual Currency Exchange Bitzlato as a “Primary Money Laundering Concern” in Connection with Russian Illicit Finance

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), U.S. Department of the Treasury, January 18, 2023. FinCEN's supporting role in the Bitzlato action: on 18 January 2023 FinCEN issued a section 9714(a) order identifying the virtual currency exchange Bitzlato as a primary money laundering concern in connection with Russian illicit finance..

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** January 18, 2023

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 1

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), U.S. Department of the Treasury

**Published:** January 18, 2023

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-identifies-virtual-currency-exchange-bitzlato-primary-money-laundering](https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-identifies-virtual-currency-exchange-bitzlato-primary-money-laundering)

**What it supports:** FinCEN's supporting role in the Bitzlato action: on 18 January 2023 FinCEN issued a section 9714(a) order identifying the virtual currency exchange Bitzlato as a primary money laundering concern in connection with Russian illicit finance.

**Dataset id:** src\_fincen\_bitzlato\_pmlc\_order

## Research notes

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## Cited by

### Organization roles

1 citation

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[Financial Crimes Enforcement Network](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown)

Supporting, Bitzlato takedown

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