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The operator of a darknet cryptocurrency “mixing” service called Bitcoin Fog faces a maximum of 20 years in prison after his conviction this week by a federal jury in Washington, DC. Roman Sterlingov, 35, ran Bitcoin Fog between 2011 and 2021, moving roughly $400 million worth of currency, much of which, prosecutors say, was tied to narcotics, identity theft, and cybercrime. Sterlingov had denied founding Bitcoin Fog in interviews with WIRED; however, the US Justice Department countered that claim in court with blockchain analysis and a trial of financial paperwork.
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