While Senate Considers Genius Act, Russian Is Charged With Stablecoin Laundering
Iurii Gugnin, who went by George Goognin, started a fintech company called Evita to help customers move money across borders, including through the use of stablecoins. Through that network, prosecutors say, Gugnin helped foreign customers move roughly $530 million into cryptocurrency wallets and U.S. bank accounts, including from sanctioned Russian banks.
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