According to the news from Bijie.com, the U.S. government has sanctioned two Russian cryptocurrency exchanges, PM2BTC and Cryptex, and two individuals related to underground financial activities. The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) has listed PM2BTC and its associate Sergey Ivanov as "primary money laundering concerns" and the exchange is suspected of processing the proceeds of ransomware and other illegal activities. Cryptex is accused of being related to Russian cybercriminals and involved in more than $720 million in illegal transactions. The U.S. Secret Service Cyber Investigation Section, the Dutch police and the Netherlands Financial Intelligence and Investigation Bureau have seized network domains and infrastructure related to PM2BTC, Cryptex and Ivanov.