Aleksandr Mira Serda
Russian national (formerly Aleksandr Ntifo-Siaw), co-founder and chief commercial officer of Garantex. Charged by the U.S. DOJ in March 2025 with money-laundering conspiracy over the exchange's role in laundering criminal proceeds.
Also known as: Aleksandr Ntifo-Siaw
Note: Mira Serda is charged; the allegations have not been adjudicated.
Bio
Aleksandr Mira Serda (previously Aleksandr Ntifo-Siaw), a Russian national residing in the UAE, was Garantex's co-founder and chief commercial officer. The DOJ alleges he knew criminal proceeds were laundered through Garantex and took steps to conceal it. [1][2]
Status
Charged in the Eastern District of Virginia in March 2025 with conspiracy to commit money laundering (maximum 20 years). [1][2]
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Linked scams & cases
- GarantexCo-founder & CCOExchanges & platformsA Russian-run crypto exchange that the U.S. DOJ says processed at least $96B since 2019 while laundering proceeds for ransomware crews, darknet markets, and North Korea's Lazarus Group. Sanctioned by OFAC in 2022; its infrastructure was seized in March 2025 and two administrators were indicted.
- Mario NawfalRelatedIndividualsA Lebanese-Australian entrepreneur and prominent X (Twitter) Spaces host, founder of International Blockchain Consulting (IBC) and the appliance retailer Froothie. He has faced repeated, widely circulated allegations of financial misconduct, which he denies. Per the public record he has not been charged with or convicted of any crime.
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See also
Luke BelmarIndividualsCryptocurrency influencer Luke Belmar (@lukebelmar on X) became the subject of controversy following allegations related to the promotion of a memecoin. Critics on social media alleged that Belmar used a series of posts referencing a forthcoming cryptocurrency project and a large-scale airdrop to generate interest in a token without explicitly identifying a specific contract address. Belmar published multiple posts discussing an upcoming memecoin, describing plans for what he characterized as a major airdrop and making comparisons to other cryptocurrency projects. Because no contract address was publicly provided, several tokens emerged claiming association with his statements. Critics alleged that this ambiguity enabled speculation around multiple tokens while avoiding a direct endorsement of any particular asset.
- 2025 Czech government Bitcoin scandalOtherA political-corruption scandal in which the Czech Ministry of Justice, under minister Pavel Blažek, accepted a donation of 468 bitcoin (~$45M) in early 2025 from Tomáš Jiříkovský, a convicted darknet/drug figure, then sold part of it. After Deník N revealed the deal in May 2025, Blažek resigned, a criminal money-laundering investigation followed, and the government narrowly survived a no-confidence vote.
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