Government release

# Treasury Sanctions Cryptocurrency Exchange and Network Enabling Sanctions Evasion and Cyber Criminals

U.S. Department of the Treasury, August 14, 2025.

**Source type:** Government release

**Published:** August 14, 2025

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** U.S. Department of the Treasury

**Published:** August 14, 2025

**Source type:** Government release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** [https://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2025/08/sec-250814-treasury02.htm](https://www.globalsecurity.org/security/library/news/2025/08/sec-250814-treasury02.htm)

**What it supports:** Supporting detail not recorded.

**Dataset id:** src\_treasury\_garantex\_grinex\_2025

How this source is used

Cited 3 times across 3 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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[Garantex disruption](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/garantex-disruption)

Cryptocurrency laundering, March 2025

Supporting source

### Legal actions against people

1 citation

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Aleksej Besciokov](https://takedownindex.org/people/aleksej-besciokov)

Arrested, Garantex disruption

Later outcome

### Later activity

1 citation

Cited for activity recorded after the takedown.

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[Grinex (Garantex successor exchange)](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/garantex-disruption)

Rebrand, Garantex disruption

Later outcome

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