CryptoWorld News reports that, according to 99bitcoins, 22-year-old Evan Tangeman was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison on April 24, 2026, for laundering $3.5 million for an online crime syndicate that stole over $263 million in cryptocurrency. He admitted to participating in the early issuance scheme of R, although not as the main orchestrator, but considered an important money launderer. Tangeman's role did not lessen his sentence, and prosecutors' strict stance on mid-level participants sent a signal that all involved are no longer viewed as peripheral players. The sentence was announced amid stable Bitcoin prices, with the current price at $77,700, down 0.3% from the previous day.