US State Department Announces $6 Million Bounty for Capture of Garantex Crypto Exchange Executives

The platform is accused of money laundering, assisting criminal organizations and violating sanctions.

US authorities have announced a $6 million reward for assistance in capturing the management of the Russian crypto exchange Garantex. This was stated in a statement published on the US State Department website.

For information that leads to the arrest of Russian citizen Alexander Mir Serda, a reward of $5 million is due. For information about other top managers of Garantex - $1 million.

The US authorities accuse the crypto exchange of money laundering, aiding criminal organizations, and violating sanctions. According to a statement from the State Department, Garantex processed at least $96 billion in cryptocurrency transactions from its founding in 2019 to March 2025.