Gotbit Founder Extradited to Face Market Manipulation and Fraud Charges

Aleksei Andriunin, founder of Gotbit, a cryptocurrency hedge fund and marketplace, has been extradited from Portugal to the US to face charges related to market manipulation and wire fraud conspiracy. Andriunin was arrested by Portuguese authorities on October 8th and subsequently extradited to the US on October 25th. He appeared in a Boston federal court on February 26th and is currently detained pending further proceedings. ,