ForkLog magazine owner had his cryptocurrency seized by Ukrainian authorities, no evidence provided

The Security Service of Ukraine seized cryptocurrency from the founder of ForkLog and confiscated all office equipment.



Ukranian authorities entered the apartment of Anatoly Kaplan, the founder of the largest Russian-language journal on cryptocurrencies ForkLog, and ultimately seized his cryptocurrency by accessing his computer and crypto wallets.



The reported basis for the search was criminal proceedings against a group of individuals from the United States and Ukraine, who, according to the investigation, developed a criminal scheme for seizing money from third-party payment cards.



However no evidence of criminal activity exists and Forklog is only a news website with no cryptocurrency exchange capability.



During the search, SBU(Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny) employees seized several devices with cryptocurrencies stored on them, including a laptop and other personal items belonging to Anatoly Kaplan.