<ul><li>Jailed BTC-e operator Alexander Vinnik is being released from US custody in a prisoner swap with Russia.</li><li>Vinnik, the former operator of the Russian crypto exchange BTC-e, was convicted of money laundering charges.</li><li>He is part of a prisoner exchange deal involving US national Marc Fogel, who has been released by Russia.</li><li>Vinnik's release comes after his lawyers' unsuccessful attempt to include him in other US-Russia prisoner exchanges.</li></ul>

Jailed BTC-e operator Vinnik released in US-Russia prisoner swap

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