The Russian founder of the Bitzlato cryptocurrency exchange has been sentenced to 18 months in prison for running an unlicensed money transfer business that concealed illegal gambling and drug dealing proceeds worth more than $700 million, having previously served time in the United States. Anatoly Legkodymov has been in federal custody since his arrest in January 2023, according to U.S. District Judge Eric Vitagliano in Brooklyn, New York, on Thursday.