{"id":"tp-18555","type":"article-newspaper","title":"BitRiver Founder Igor Runets Placed Under House Arrest as Russia’s Crypto Mining Giant Faces Mounting Legal and Financial Pressure","author":"Riza Dagoc","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/regulation/18555","datePublished":"2026-02-03T00:34:47.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-03T00:34:47.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Igor Runets, the founder of BitRiver, Russia’s largest industrial crypto mining company, has been placed under house arrest on tax evasion charges, according to reports from Bloomberg and local Russian media. Runets w…","section":"Regulation","references":[]}