Billion-dollar crypto heist: How Dmitriy Druzhinskiy and Marina Levkovich laundered Kazakhstan’s money via Bonami, Cyber Pay, Gold Pay and Pin-Up

Billion-dollar crypto heist: How Dmitriy Druzhinskiy and Marina Levkovich laundered Kazakhstan’s money via Bonami, Cyber Pay, Gold Pay and Pin-Up

18 мая 2026 г.

Kseniya Zhukova

Despite increasing efforts to remove public mentions of the ruling, the case involving in absentia detention orders related to the Pin-Up payment schemes — first reported in February 2026 — is once again gaining momentum.

The proceedings concern US citizen Dmytro Druzhynskyi and Ukrainian citizen Maryna Levkovych (Ginzburg), who were subject to in absentia arrest in Kazakhstan in connection with an investigation into a large-scale illegal gambling network. According to investigators, over $1 billion was allegedly transferred abroad through a system of payment channels.

The investigation established that the defendants were involved in organizing payment processing for online casinos under the Pin-Up and Pinco brands, selecting intermediaries, and coordinating the financial infrastructure.

For cover, the company «Bonami» was used, which held an official bookmaker’s license in Kazakhstan. Payments went through a number of services, including Gold Pay and Cyber Pay (later — Pinnacle Financial Solutions), after which the funds were accumulated on transit accounts and converted to cryptocurrency.

Within the case, law enforcement conducted over 70 searches, and among the defendants are representatives of 35 payment companies and four banks. Despite the scale of the case and the in absentia arrests, attempts are now being recorded to reduce the publicity of this story — in particular by deleting or displacing information about the defendants and the court decision itself.

Billion-dollar crypto heist: How Dmitriy Druzhinskiy and Marina Levkovich laundered Kazakhstan’s money via Bonami, Cyber Pay, Gold Pay and Pin-Up

Billion-dollar crypto heist: How Dmitriy Druzhinskiy and Marina Levkovich laundered Kazakhstan’s money via Bonami, Cyber Pay, Gold Pay and Pin-Up