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Court rejects motion for release on bail for ‘Mr. Bitcoin’

A three-justice misdemeanor court in the port of Piraeus on Thursday rejected a motion by Russian national Alexander Vinnik to be released on bail.

The 39-year-old Vinnik, dubbed “Mr. Bitcoin” by international media, is held on no less than four international warrants.

He has reportedly begun a hunger strike to press for his demand to be extradited to his home country to face charges there.