The co-founder of bitcoin exchanges Coyote Crypto and EggChange was sentenced. Russian Denis Dubnikov, accused of laundering funds from the operators of the ransomware program Ryuk, was sentenced to three years of supervision and payment of compensation in the amount of $10,100. This is evidenced by court documents. The defendant was given credit for the prison term already served, and They were also required to comply with the conditions of supervision, including regularly reporting to the police, taking drug tests, and voluntarily providing DNA samples at the request of the authorities. According to the investigation, at least $70 million in illegal funds passed through the Bitcoin exchangers Coyote Crypto and EggChange founded by Dubnikov. The Russian was directly charged with laundering more than $400,000 through cryptocurrencies in July 2019. Dubnikov was detained in November 2021 in the Netherlands at the request of the FBI. In August 2022, he was extradited to the United States. In February 2023, the Russian pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit money laundering. He initially faced up to 20 years in prison.