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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>The Russian Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that converting rubles received from drug trafficking to bitcoin is \u201cmoney laundering. \u201d The top court said such financial transactions, aimed at giving a legitimate form to possession of funds acquired through illegal activities, fall under the understanding of \u201cmoney laundering.<\/p>\n

\u201d In Russia, cryptocurrencies were recognized as means for possible money laundering in 2019. But the Court announced the first ruling in which the use of cryptocurrency and its transfer to rubles are recognized as criminal.<\/p>\n

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