Abstract:
- Alex Pertsev printed on Twitter for the primary time in over 9 months after Dutch authorities arrested him for facilitating cash laundering by crypto mixer Twister Money.
- Pertsev was launched on residence arrest final week pending an investigative listening to on Could 24.
- “Sorry I used to be afk for some time, what did I miss?”, he tweeted after spending months in jail within the Netherlands.
Blockchain developer Alex Pertsev printed on Twitter for the primary time in over 9 months after Dutch authorities arrested him in August.
“Sorry I used to be afk for some time, what did I miss?”, Pertsev wrote in the present day.
Twister Money Developer Arrested
The Dutch monetary crime authority (FIOD) issued arrest orders on the suspicion that Pertsev laundered greater than 500,000 ETH by sanctioned crypto mixer Twister Money. At present costs, Dutch prosecutors claimed Pertsev laundered practically a billion {dollars} in crypto, per particulars of his arrest in August 2020.
Pertsev remained in Dutch detention as a decide denied him bail on a minimum of one event. Prosecutors argued that the Twister Money developer had entry to caches of digital property and posed a flight threat. The court docket was additionally informed that Pertsev might destroy proof if launched.
Pertsev Free On Home Arrest Pending Trial
Final week, a Dutch court docket ordered his launch till an investigative listening to scheduled for Could 24. Pertsev should put on an ankle monitor and can’t go away the property. Dutch authorities additionally put in surveillance methods to keep watch over Pertsev till the trial.
His legal professionals mentioned extra effort will go into protection after a Dutch decide beforehand turned down motions for his early launch. The arrest and delayed launch was adopted by criticism from the crypto neighborhood over whether or not open-source coding ought to entice legal investigations.
Battle On Crypto Mixers
World regulators have seemingly gone after crypto mixers that permit customers to obfuscate the origin of their transactions. Aside from sanctions in opposition to Twister Money, legislation enforcement additionally seized $46 million from crypto tumbler ChipMixer.