In Astana, two suspects have been convicted of illegal cryptocurrency transactions. It is reported that they were exchanging digital money.
According to the press service of the city prosecutor's office, the criminals' cash turnover exceeded 7 billion tenge.
"The prosecutor's office has initiated 4 civil lawsuits totalling 7.9 billion tenge, which were satisfied by court decisions, and the full amount of damage caused was recovered from the defendants", the statement said.
Recall that in June last year, it was reported that a resident of Almaty was fined for the illegal exchange of cryptocurrency. The amount of funds deposited into his 'Binance' crypto wallet was almost $693,000 (about 310 million tenge).
In December last year, it was reported that a resident of Astana was suspected of organising an illegal cryptocurrency exchange office. According to the AML Agency, from February to July 2023, the offender transferred cryptocurrency worth more than 342 million tenge.
In January this year, cryptocurrency cash-out operators were convicted in Astana. The suspects were carrying out the illegal exchange of cryptocurrency for cash, extracting income on an especially large scale. The turnover from the activity amounted to 15 billion tenge.