Illegal cryptocurrency circulation: operations worth 683 thousand dollars detected
It has been identified that a citizen was engaged in transferring crypto-assets without obtaining a license.
A 41-year-old citizen in Tashkent was found to be illegally conducting unlicensed transfer and exchange of crypto-assets, and a criminal case was initiated against him. This was reported by the MIA Cybercrime Combat Department reported.
According to reports, the citizen, born in 1985 in Kashkadarya region and residing in Tashkent city, during 2021–2025, without obtaining a license in the manner prescribed by law, opened a special account on the international Binance crypto exchange via his mobile phone.
Through this account, he carried out nearly 700 crypto-asset purchase and sale operations. The preliminary value of the operations amounted to 683 thousand US dollars, i.e., more than 9 billion soums.
It was determined that the citizen was engaged in the unlawful transfer and exchange of these crypto-assets.
Regarding the case, a criminal case was initiated by the Investigation Department of the Cybercrime Combat Directorate of the Kashkadarya Regional IIB under Article 278-8, Part 3, Clause "a" of the Criminal Code.
Currently, preliminary investigation actions are being carried out.
