U.S. sanctions Russian nationals for laundering millions in crypto for North Korean IT workers
CoinDesk · Thu, 29 Oct 2026 12:18:20 GMT
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Excerpt from CoinDesk: “Russian nationals Ilya Boykov and Vitold Obertas allegedly converted about $3.5 million and nearly $2 million in crypto, respectively, for North Korea.”
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