Prosecutor release

# Bitzlato dismantled; founder Anatoly Legkodymov charged

US DOJ / USAO EDNY / FBI, January 18, 2023. Establishes the French-led dismantlement of Bitzlato infrastructure and the charge/arrest of founder Anatoly Legkodymov..

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Published:** January 18, 2023

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 6

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US DOJ / USAO EDNY / FBI

**Published:** January 18, 2023

**Source type:** Prosecutor release

**Research grade:** Source grade P1

**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 French-led dismantlement of Bitzlato infrastructure and the charge/arrest of founder Anatoly Legkodymov.

**Dataset id:** src\_doj\_bitzlato\_2023

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 6 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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[United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-operation-cryptostorm)

Co-lead, Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm

Primary source
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[Gendarmerie nationale](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-operation-cryptostorm)

Co-lead, Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm

Primary source
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[European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-operation-cryptostorm)

Coordinator, Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm

Primary source

### Legal actions against people

3 citations

Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person.

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[Anatoly Legkodymov](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov)

Charged, Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm

Primary source
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[Anatoly Legkodymov](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov)

Arrested, Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm

Primary source
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[Anatoly Legkodymov](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov)

Pleaded guilty, Bitzlato / Operation Cryptostorm

Primary source

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