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July 26, 2017Crises & controversyEnforcement actionsdocumented

BTC-e is taken offline as U.S. charges are unsealed

U.S. authorities charged BTC-e and alleged operator Alexander Vinnik after the exchange was disrupted by law enforcement.

The indictment alleged that the exchange operated an unlicensed money-service business and processed criminal proceeds, including funds linked to the Mt. Gox theft. The allegations were charges at the time and were not themselves a final adjudication of every asserted fact.