Bitzlato kept a low profile, but did not go entirely unnoticed before DOJ action

Bitzlato kept a low profile, but did not go entirely unnoticed before DOJ action
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Did not go completely unnoticed before the action of Justice . 18. 18.lol you are in prison - unsafemedicin (@unsafemedicin) 18 January 2023.

According to a Russian source, Anatoly Legkodymov is the owner of 73.4% of Bitzlato, which has an office on a high floor in the Federation Tower skyscraper in Moscow, where it accepted trades of $100,000 or more. He was co-founded in 2016 by a recent Russian citizen, Anatoly Legkodymov.

A Russian source told me, Anatoly Legkodymov has a 73.4% ownership interest in Bitzlato, who has a desk on an elevated floor in the skyscraper of the Federation Tower in Moscow, if they have agreed to transactions of $100,000 or more. His earliest post on the BitcoinTalk forum dates back to 2011, where he described the events that led to a loss of more than 50 BTC:

Legkodymov described the process of opening the Bitzlato exchange in an online forum in 2017:

"My team and I have analyzed numerous failure scenarios, including a simulation of a hacker attack by the exchange owners and operators, and we found a solution that allows us to operate a bitcoin exchange in a highly secure manner." 

While Bitzlato attracted little attention until the DOJ action on Jan. 18, Chainalysis stated in Feb. 2022 repor that the exchang:

Her first article about BitcoinTalk was published in 2011, where he described the events that led to a loss of more than 50 BTC:Legkodymov described the process of opening the Bitzlato exchange in an online forum in 2017:"My team and I have analyzed numerous failure scenarios, including a simulated attack of hackers by owners and stock exchange operators, and we have found a solution that allows us to conduct a highly secure Bitcoin exchange."

Although Bitzlato received little attention until the Ministry of Justice action on January 18, the Chainalysis said in February 2022 that the exchange:

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According to the report, illicit and risky transactions accounted for 48% of business activity at the time. Related: United States Sanctions The largest darknet market in Russia and crypto swap Garantex.

One lawyer commenting online called the action against Bitzlato “the blueprint for future actions, possibly even the one highly anticipated today.”

Others saw darker forces at work in taking down this darknet actor:

A legal commentator online called the action against Bitzlato "the future action plan, perhaps even the much awaited one today." 'Others have seen darker forces at work in the grip of this dark actor:brooklyn anatomically charges legkodymov, a domestic Russian and senior officer of bitzlato ltee. (bitzlato) luke bitcoin core dev.appears anatoly was a bitcoin og. 18.