The U.S. Secret Service, with international law enforcement, seized and removed the website of Russian crypto exchange Garantex, citing alleged ties to sanctioned Russian banks and criminal groups.
The Garantex homepage, which is now timing out, had previously said that the platform’s domain had been taken by the agency, which received a warrant from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia.
A spokesperson for the Secret Service, Nate Herring, said that the seizure was part of an “ongoing investigation,” and that the agency would “release additional information when available.”
The action follows shortly after stablecoin issuer Tether froze $28 million in USDT on the exchange on Thursday.
Garantex has…
Apr 21 2025
