Greece's Supreme Court on Friday said a Russian held in Greece for allegedly laundering $4 billion using the bitcoin digital currency should be extradited to Russia, a court source said. Alexander Vinnik, who headed bitcoin exchange BTC-e, has been held in jail since his arrest last July in the northern Greek tourist resort of Halkidiki. The post Greek Supreme Court Approves Russian Request for Bitcoin Suspect appeared first on SecurityWeek.
Greece's Supreme Court on Friday said a Russian held in Greece for allegedly laundering $4 billion using the bitcoin digital currency should be extradited to Russia, a court source said.
Alexander Vinnik, who headed bitcoin exchange BTC-e, has been held in jail since his arrest last July in the northern Greek tourist resort of Halkidiki.
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