Ex-manager of Binance and co-founder of Blum Vladimir Smerkis is arrested - he suspected of fraud (Article 159, part 4).
A preventive measure in the form of detention was chosen.
Smerkis’ arrest may be related to projects in the past where clients lost at least $15,000,000 (The Token Fund and Tokenbox)
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