🥶 Russian intelligence recruits teenage spies, pays in Bitcoin
Russian intelligence is recruiting untrained youth across Europe and compensating them with Bitcoin.
🔹 Case study: Laken Pavan, 17 years old, a Canadian citizen, was coerced by the FSB to become a spy, received Bitcoin, and operated in multiple countries before surrendering in Poland.
🔹 Secret network: Blockchain analysis companies have traced Bitcoin wallets related to the FSB, with total transactions exceeding 600 million USD, mainly during Moscow business hours and linked to the Garantex exchange (now Grinex).
🔹 Strategy of using cryptocurrency: Russia leverages Bitcoin to fund intelligence activities, hire young spies, mercenaries, and operate propaganda campaigns in Europe while evading international financial controls.
