French prosecutors have charged Vinnik on counts of extortion, aggravated money laundering, conspiracy and more.
Greece's supreme administrative court found that a ruling to extradite alleged BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik to France was lawful. Vinnik can no longer appeal the decision.
Alleged BTC-e exchange operator and money launderer Alexander Vinnik is finally being extradited to France, say reports.
Credit cards and bank transfers – and their incumbent surveillance features – are no longer payment options for Greek citizens, they are obligations.
Alleged bitcoin launderer Alexander Vinnik, who is wanted by several countries, has filed in Greece for extradition to Russia.
In a legal tug-of-war between France, Russia and the U.S., Greek courts have ruled in France's favour to take over custody of Alexander Vinnik.
A Greek court has given the green light for the U.S. extradition of Alexander Vinnik, the alleged former operator of bitcoin exchange BTC-e.
An alleged money laundered tied to the BTC-e bitcoin exchange and wanted by both Russia and the U.S. will attend an extradition hearing next month.
We've put together a few hidden gems from the State of Bitcoin Q2 2015 report you might have missed.
Some 62% of bitcoin enthusiasts believe the digital currency's price will be less than $500 at the end of this year, according to a CoinDesk poll.
CoinDesk has spoken to various people in Greece to assess whether bitcoin awareness has grown in wake of the crisis.
The bitcoin price surpassed the $300 mark over the weekend, reaching its highest point since 10th March.
The fires of one of bitcoin's hottest recurring debates raged on this week, with its potential use as a safe haven asset coming under the microscope.
As Greece gets to grips with its upcoming bailout referendum the media has taken its coverage of bitcoin to a whole new level.
Bitcoin could do no right this week as its use cases took a back seat to its still-prevalent association with the dark web.