Reports that prosecutors in the Darnytskyi District of Kyiv, Ukraine, have recently busted a gang of over-the-counter (OTC) crypto brokers – who allowed individuals in Russia and areas under Russian control to swap silver, cash, and land for cryptoassets – appear to be somewhat wide of the mark.
Earlier this week, Ukrainian prosecutors published an official release explaining that a gang had attempted to “allow users from the Russian Federation, as well as residents of the so-called Donetsk and Luhansk people’s republics, to convert cash and non-cash funds into cryptocurrency without paying taxes.”
The prosecutors explained that they had seized some USD 1.7m worth of cash – a roughly equal mix of hryvnia, USD, and euros. They also confiscated 830kg of silver bars, multiple mobile phones, and several USB flash drives.
In addition, the prosecutors said they had seized six plots of land with a “total area of over six hectares,” as well as three apartments “with a total area of 380sqm.”...
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