Russian Gotbit Crypto Operator Gets Plea Deal, Forfeits $23M

By Bonnie Eslinger

A Russian national accused of manipulating crypto markets through a market-making service he founded called Gotbit has struck a plea deal with Massachusetts federal prosecutors in which he copped to charges of conspiracy to commit market manipulation and wire fraud and agreed to forfeit about $23 million in cryptocurrency.

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