Bulgarian police say London-based crypto lender Nexo's office in Sofia was raided on Thursday, seeking information on suspected money laundering and tax crimes
Crypto lender Nexo's office in Sofia was raided by Bulgarian police on Thursday as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering and tax crimes.
That distinction matters for Nexo's longer arc. Its later US relaunch with Bakkt followed a three-year absence from that market, making prior enforcement outcomes and compliance arrangements central to its ability to re-enter.
First-order effects
Bulgarian police can seek information from Nexo's Sofia office as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering and tax crimes, placing the lender's local operations under immediate official scrutiny.
Nexo faces an immediate compliance and reputational burden while the inquiry is active, even though the later case closure found no evidence of criminal activity.
Second-order effects
The Bulgarian inquiry adds to Nexo's regulatory workload alongside its separate US securities settlement, requiring the lender to manage distinct allegations and authorities rather than a single enforcement process.
Nexo's prospective partners and customers gain a clearer incentive to assess the status and outcome of investigations, not merely the existence of a raid, as the later Bulgarian closure demonstrates.
Third-order effects
For crypto lenders seeking to operate across markets, regulatory history is becoming an operating constraint: enforcement settlements, investigations, and formal closures can all shape the credibility of subsequent market-entry plans.
Nexo's path from investigations and a US settlement to a partnership-backed return suggests that durable access may increasingly depend on compliance arrangements and established local partners rather than standalone expansion.
The trend: Crypto lenders are moving toward a model in which cross-border regulatory outcomes and partner-backed re-entry determine where they can sustainably operate.
Over the years, we have turned down a lot of business because Nexo never makes compromises with regard to our very stringent anti-money laundering and know-your-customer policies. But we have always known that this is how you build a sustainable business. 1/
Unfortunately, with the recent regulatory crackdown on crypto, some regulators have recently adopted the kick first, ask questions later approach. In corrupt countries, it is bordering with racketeering, but that too shall pass. 6/
new: Nexo's Sofia office has been raided along with 14 other addresses as part of a special investigation into the crypto lender on Terminal now, web shortly. w/ @GoodOldSlav https://twitter.com/...
🚨 NEXO NEXTO??? “An international operation against a large-scale scheme for financial crimes, money laundering and violations of international sanctions against Russia is taking place in Sofia at the moment. According to BNT, it is the company NEXO.” https://m.novinite.com/...
Floods of outflows seen from @Nexo wallet addresses on-chain. This follows news that Nexo Bulgarian offices were raided by special police this morning. Stay safe. https://twitter.com/... https://twitter.com/...
“Nexo's office in Sofia was raided by Bulgarian police on Thursday as part of an investigation into suspected money laundering and tax crimes. More than 300 police officers, prosecutors and national security agents are taking part in the operation.” https://www.bloomberg.com/...
Nexo was raided by regulators. I called out Nexo's nonsense back in June and on @laurashin's podcast. Let's keep the clean-up operation going. Still more bad actors out there. https://twitter.com/...
The Bulgarian offices of crypto lending platform Nexo have been raided by authorities in the presence of prosecutors, counter-intelligence officers and investigators, Novinite reports. The official spokesman said the investigation began several months ago https://m.novinite.com/.…
Crypto lender Nexo, which pulled out of the US market last month, is being investigated in its home country of Bulgaria. Offices raided. https://www.reuters.com/... https://twitter.com/...
Despite being fully automated, Nexo has 30+ AML compliance officers who ensure that we retain a real-time picture of our clients, which includes adverse media publications, OFAC sanctions lists, and source & flow of funds, etc. 3/
Nexo raids are very serious - apparently part of an international operation - investigating whether Nexo is part of a large-scale scheme for financial crimes, money laundering and violation of international sanctions against Russia. https://www.mediapool.bg/...
Nexo news drops and market doesn't even budge - blisteringly bullish If anything this probably adds some extremely well-timed rocket fuel as additional shorts pile in (wouldn't be surprised if we get one more squeeze blowout just before CPI) https://twitter.com/...
Nexo's offices in Bulgaria are being raided by prosecutors, investigators and counterintelligence agents as I write this https://btvnovinite.bg/... https://nova.bg/... Nexo is another very dodgy crypto “lender” targeting ordinary investors in the manner of Celsius and Voyager
Bye bye Nexo: 'The action belongs to the prosecutor's office, the National Investigation and DANS [...] against Nexo.' https://btvnovinite-bg.translate.goog/ ... https://twitter.com/...
“Nexo has created an international financial pyramid by deceiving foreign citizens Depositors were lured in with unrealistically high interest rates 300 people raiding 15 corporate and personal addresses” Source: btv Bulgarian second largest TV channel
Nexo is nexto “Bulgarian authorities raided Nexo offices in Sofia. It was reported to be an international operation underway for financial crimes It's been further reported that the Bulgarian owners of the company have appropriated Nexo customers assets” https://twitter.com/...
Well there we go, the last of the shady centralized stakers falls even after arguing with me in public that they were super clean and audited. Nexo has their offices raided in an operation related to terrorist funding. Literally the worst of them all. https://twitter.com/...