Law enforcement release

# Garantex cryptocurrency exchange domains seized

US Secret Service / DOJ, March 7, 2025. Establishes the US domain seizure and parallel German/Finnish actions against Garantex..

**Source type:** Law enforcement release

**Published:** March 7, 2025

**Research grade:** P1

**Used in entries:** 3

## Bibliographic record

**Publisher:** US Secret Service / DOJ

**Published:** March 7, 2025

**Source type:** Law enforcement 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 US domain seizure and parallel German/Finnish actions against Garantex.

**Dataset id:** src\_usss\_garantex\_2025

## Research notes

- Not independently re-verified in this pass.

How this source is used

Cited 3 times across 1 record type.

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.

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## Cited by

### Organization roles

3 citations

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

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[United States Secret Service](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/garantex-disruption)

Operational lead, Garantex disruption

Primary source
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[United States Department of Justice](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/garantex-disruption)

Prosecuting, Garantex disruption

Primary source
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[Finnish National Bureau of Investigation](https://takedownindex.org/takedowns/garantex-disruption)

Supporting, Garantex disruption

Primary source

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