Russia bans 17-year-old for tracking crypto crime

A British teenager who created a public database of cryptocurrency laundering has been banned from entering Russia. Alexander Browder, 17, is the subject of a travel ban imposed by the Kremlin. The teen’s project is an open-source database that tracks how criminals move digital money around the world. Most young people his age focus on school, sports, or part-time jobs. Browder instead launched a passion project that caught the attention of Russian authorities. The database logs global cryptocurrency laundering cases. It is freely available online. Russia’s travel ban is part of a wider sanction against Browder for his work. The teen has not commented on the ban. His project continues to operate.