Data: Hashflare scam case fund movement 10,600 ETH transferred after being dormant for 3.5 years, suspected to be starting money laundering

According to on-chain analyst ZachXBT, an address related to the $575 million Hashflare investment scam (0xff57…5d22) has transferred 10,600 ETH (approximately $18.5 million) about 3 hours ago after being dormant for 3.5 years.

The two Estonian founders of the case, Sergei Potapenko and Ivan Turogin, pleaded guilty in 2025 and forfeited approximately $450 million in assets to the U.S. government. The transferred funds were then laundered through HiFiSwap and Near Intents, crossing from Ethereum to Bitcoin, using two instant exchange platforms. The fund flow addresses include 0xc82f…9d04 and 0x3297…2527.