The Bank of Russia has added 2,600 crypto wallets linked to suspected illegal financial activity to a system used by banks and law enforcement after more than 1 billion rubles flowed into the addresses during the first half of 2026.
Summary
- Bank of Russia flagged 2,600 crypto wallets linked to suspected illegal financial activity after about 1 billion rubles in crypto flowed into the addresses.
- The wallets were added to a system used by banks and law enforcement agencies for client risk assessments and financial investigations.
- More than 74% of identified pyramid schemes used cryptocurrencies to attract funds, with scams promoting crypto investments, mining and fake data…
