U.S. Appeals Court hears Bitcoin Fog operator's appeal, upholds 12-and-a-half-year sentence

Techub News, according to CoinPost, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is hearing an appeal from the operator of the cryptocurrency mixer Bitcoin Fog. The operator was sentenced to 12 and a half years in prison in 2024 for crimes including conspiracy to commit money laundering. The current focus of the dispute is the jurisdiction of U.S. law over overseas cryptocurrency services. Bitcoin Fog operated between 2011 and 2021, processing over 1.2 million bitcoins (approximately $400 million). The prosecution alleges it targeted U.S. users, while the defense argues it operated overseas and used legal technology. The panel of judges is currently deliberating on the verdict.