According to ChainCatcher, market reports indicate that Aleksey Bilyuchenko, accused by the U.S. Department of Justice of being a Mt. Gox hacker, has been linked to entities depositing 1,300 BTC into unknown trading platforms over the past seven days. These addresses still hold 4,100 BTC. In total, 2,300 BTC have been sold.
Public records reveal that since 2011, Bilyuchenko, alongside Alexander Vinnik, operated BTC-e, a notorious exchange accused of laundering money for global cybercriminals involved in ransomware, identity theft, and drug trafficking.
BTC-e was shut down by law enforcement in 2017. The U.S. Department of Justice alleges that Bilyuchenko and Aleksandr Verner hacked into Mt. Gox in 2011, stealing approximately 647,000 bitcoins, which contributed to the platform's bankruptcy. They are charged with conspiracy to launder money, using some of the stolen funds to operate BTC-e.
