money laundering

Image: United States Department of Justice The U.S. Secret Service has seized the website of Russian cryptocurrency exchange Garantex, marking a major international crackdown on a platform accused of helping criminals launder billions of dollars in illicit money. In a joint operation involving law enforcement from the U.S., Germany, Finland, Estonia, and other European countries, Garantex’s domains — Garantex.org, Garantex.io, and Garantex.academy — were taken offline and now display a takedown notice from the Secret…