The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Bitzlato, a Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange, as a “primary money laundering concern” in the first use of a law that targets entities that facilitate illicit Russian financial transactions.

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