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Russia Accused of Using Bitcoin to Fund Teen Spies, $600M Crypto Wallet Traced to Sabotage Across Europe
Blockchain research reveals that Russian intelligence forces are using Bitcoin to fund their secret operations, exploiting teenage recruits, and conducting secret sabotage missions in Europe. The results came after the investigation of Reuters and blockchain analytics companies Global Ledger and Recoveries, which found a crypto-powered intelligence network coordinated by Russia since its Federal Security Service (FSB) and the Main Intelligence Directorate (GRU). Based on the investigation, a Canadian teenager, Laken Pavan, having received 500 dollars in Bitcoin through a handler allegedly related to the FSB, was ... (full story)