Stanislav Moiseev, founder of the online black market and cryptocurrency mixing service Hydra, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Russian court.

According to a statement from the Moscow prosecutor's office on December 2, the Moscow regional court found Moiseev and his 15 accomplices guilty of organized crime, illegal production and sale of psychoactive drugs and drugs.

Moiseev's 15 accomplices were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 8 to 23 years. Moiseev was also fined $38,100 (4 million rubles), while his 15 accomplices were ordered to pay a total of $152,400 (16 million rubles).