Prosecutor release

# BTC-e cryptocurrency exchange dismantled; operator Alexander Vinnik arrested

US DOJ / FBI / IRS-CI, July 26, 2017. Establishes the BTC-e disruption and Vinnik's arrest in Greece..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** July 26, 2017

**Research grade:** S2

**Used in entries:** 5

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ / FBI / IRS-CI

**Published:** July 26, 2017

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade S2

**Language:** English

**Official record:** Official publication

**Address:** No address recorded for this source. Publisher, title, and date are given so it can be retrieved from the publisher.

**What it supports:** Establishes the BTC-e disruption and Vinnik's arrest in Greece.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_btc\_e\_2017

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 5 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 20, 2026. Addresses recorded after that date are not reflected here.

## Cited by

### Organization roles

3 citations

Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown.

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[Federal Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Operational lead, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Supporting, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[Hellenic Police](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/btc-e-disruption)

Arresting, BTC-e disruption

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

2 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Alexander Vinnik](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexander-vinnik)

Arrested, BTC-e disruption

Primary source
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[Alexander Vinnik](https://takedownindex.org/people/alexander-vinnik)

Convicted, BTC-e disruption

Primary source

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