Izakhamuzi ezimbili zaseRussia, uSergey Ivanov noTimur Shakhmametov, babekwe icala yiziphathimandla zase-US ngokusebenza inethiwekhi yomhlaba wonke yokukhwabanisa imali ye-cryptocurrency. Kuthiwa banikeze izinsizakalo kuma-cybercriminals, kufaka phakathi abathengisi bezidakamizwa ze-darknet kanye nabaqhubi be-ransomware, besebenzisa amapulatifomu e-crypto. UMnyango Wezwe waseMelika unikeze umvuzo wezigidi ezingu-10 zamarandi ngolwazi oluholela ekuboshweni kwabo.
Lesi senzo siyingxenye yomzamo obanzi wamazwe omhlaba obandakanya iziphathimandla ezivela e-US, eYurophu, nakwamanye amazwe amaningi, okubandakanya ukuthathwa kwamawebhusayithi ahambisana nokushintshaniswa kwe-crypto okungekho emthethweni njenge-Cryptex.net, i-UAPS, ne-PinPays. U-Ivanov noShakhmametov babehlobene nokukhwabanisa izigidigidi zamadola kanye nezindawo zokusebenza zamakhadi, njenge-Joker's Stash, eyaziwa ngokuthengisa idatha yekhadi lokukhokha eyebiwe.
UMongameli waseMelika uJoe Biden ugcizelele ukubaluleka kwalo msebenzi esimweni zemizamo yokulwa nokuphepha izigwebo zaseRussia phakathi kwezinxushunxushu eziqhubekayo zezombusazwe.