Prosecutor release # Founder and Majority Owner of Bitzlato, a Cryptocurrency Exchange, Charged with Unlicensed Money Transmitting 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:** 8 ## 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:** [https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-and-majority-owner-bitzlato-cryptocurrency-exchange-charged-unlicensed-money](https://www.justice.gov/usao-edny/pr/founder-and-majority-owner-bitzlato-cryptocurrency-exchange-charged-unlicensed-money) **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 How this source is used Cited 8 times across 4 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. - [Bitzlato takedown](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown) Cryptocurrency laundering, January 2023 Primary source ### Organization roles 4 citations Cited for an organization's recorded role in a takedown. - [United States Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown) Co-lead, Bitzlato takedown Primary source - [Gendarmerie nationale](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown) Co-lead, Bitzlato takedown Primary source - [European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown) Coordinator, Bitzlato takedown Primary source - [Financial Crimes Enforcement Network](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown) Supporting, Bitzlato takedown Primary source ### Legal actions against people 2 citations Cited for a recorded legal action against a named person. - [Anatoly Legkodymov](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov) Charged, Bitzlato takedown Primary source - [Anatoly Legkodymov](https://takedownindex.org/people/anatoly-legkodymov) Arrested, Bitzlato takedown Primary source ### Infrastructure 1 citation Cited for infrastructure recorded as acted on. - [Server](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/bitzlato-takedown) Server disabled, Bitzlato takedown Primary source [All sources](https://takedownindex.org/sources)