Alexey Pertsev, who was arrested by Dutch authorities, is confirmed to be the developer of Tornado Cash

[Alexey Pertsev Arrested by Dutch Authorities Confirmed to be Tornado Cash Developer] Jinse Finance reported that the Tornado Cash developer arrested by Dutch authorities is Alexey Pertsev, Alexey Pertsev's wife Ksenia Malik has confirmed to the media. Ksenia Malik said she was shocked by her husband's arrest and is cooperating with a lawyer, adding that "my husband did not do anything illegal." A FIOD spokesman declined to comment on the identities of those arrested. (The Block)

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Alexey Pertsev arrested by the Dutch authorities confirmed to be the developer of Tornado Cash: Jinse Finance reported that the developer of Tornado Cash arrested by the Dutch authorities is Alexey Pertsev, Alexey Pertsev's wife Ksenia Malik has confirmed to the media. Ksenia Malik said she was shocked by her husband's arrest and is cooperating with a lawyer, adding that "my husband did not do anything illegal." A FIOD spokesman declined to comment on the identities of those arrested. (The Block)[2022/8/13 12:22:18]

Voice | Dutch security department: Encryption hijacking has been widely used by Dutch criminals: According to Cryptovest, the 2018 Cyber Security Assessment (CSAN) report released by the Dutch National Security and Counter-Terrorism Coordination Department on Tuesday showed that encryption hijacking has become a new type of method widely used by Dutch criminals. Digital crime tools. The report outlines various digital threats in the Netherlands over the past 12 months, including cryptocurrency-related digital crime attacks. "Criminals are increasingly trying to make money through cryptojacking, where they use the computing power of unsuspecting third-party computer systems to perform encryption," the National Security and Counter-Terrorism Coordinator of the Netherlands said in the report. [2018/8/10]

British man arrested by Dutch police for bitcoin money laundering involving funds of $11.5 million: A British man has been arrested in the Netherlands on suspicion of money laundering. The man is accused of providing "money laundering" services for darknet clients between 2014 and 2016 - involving funds of up to 11.5 million euros. Dutch prosecutors ordered him to serve at least three years in prison on Wednesday. According to the NL Times, the man received bitcoins from drug and other contraband dealers and then used his bank account to sell them for fiat currency. [2018/2/23]