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Man Behind Defunct BTC-e Exchange Once Popular with Criminals Faces U.S. Charges

Aliaksandr Klimenka is accused of processing billions in transactions for drug peddlers and cybercriminals throughout much of the 2010s.

By Elizabeth Napolitano|Edited by Jesse Hamilton

Updated Mar 8, 2024, 8:53 p.m. Published Feb 1, 2024, 8:38 p.m.

The U.S. Department of Justice grabbed another of the men it alleges moved billions in criminal money at BTC-e. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)