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   {"actor":"system:backfill","investigation_id":"390ff4bc-e4e9-4f91-8a3f-4bd99af6eaaf","kind":"publish","page_slug":"finiko","published_at":"2026-05-31T18:20:45.485Z","sequence_num":1,"snapshot":{"content_type":"investigation","entity_name":"Finiko","sections":[{"content":"Finiko was established in the city of Kazan in Russia's Tatarstan Republic and presented itself as an 'automatic profit generation system' conducting exchange trading on behalf of investors. The operation primarily accepted Bitcoin and Tether and promised returns of up to 30 percent per month, equivalent to approximately 1 percent per day. The scheme also employed a multilevel marketing structure with a network of promoters who earned referral fees for recruiting new participants. On December 1, 2020, Finiko launched its own proprietary token, FNK, which traded on several cryptocurrency exchanges; investors who deposited Bitcoin received FNK tokens in return. Independent blockchain analysis identified holdings tied to Finiko wallets of over 111 million USDT, 1.8 million USDC, 888 ETH, and 110 million FNK tokens. The Bank of Russia formally designated Finiko as an entity showing signs of a pyramid scheme in February 2021, and a criminal case was opened in December 2020, though the scheme continued operating and attracting new investors through the spring of 2021. In June 2021, Finiko halted Bitcoin withdrawals and allowed users only to redeem the native FNK token; FNK subsequently lost approximately 97 percent of its value within three weeks. All payments and withdrawals were fully blocked in July 2021, triggering the scheme's collapse.","heading":"Scheme Structure and Operations","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Founder of Alleged $95M Ponzi Nabbed in Russia, 3 More Sought — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/08/13/founder-of-alleged-95m-ponzi-nabbed-in-russia-3-more-sought"},{"credibility":2,"name":"As Incomes Fall, Russians Are Once Again Falling for Pyramid Schemes — The Moscow Times","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/07/30/as-incomes-fall-russians-are-once-again-falling-for-pyramid-schemes-a74654"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko Ponzi Scheme Case Study — Quadriga Initiative","type":"research","url":"https://quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/finikoponzischeme.php"}]},{"content":"Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis published findings in its 2021 Eastern Europe cryptocurrency geography report stating that Finiko received over $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin across more than 800,000 separate deposits between December 2019 and August 2021. The firm estimated that Finiko netted more than $1.1 billion from victims after accounting for outflows, making it one of the largest cryptocurrency-based Ponzi schemes ever recorded. Chainalysis noted that Finiko sent the majority of its cryptocurrency to mainstream exchanges, high-risk exchanges, a hosted wallet service, and a P2P exchange, though the firm acknowledged uncertainty about what portion of those transfers represented payments back to investors to sustain the appearance of legitimate returns. Official Russian interior ministry figures were substantially lower, citing damages exceeding 1 billion rubles (approximately $14 million) across more than 7,700 registered victims, with later official tallies rising to over 5 billion rubles (approximately $55 million). The discrepancy between on-chain data and official figures reflects the difficulty in attributing all Bitcoin inflows to net victim losses, as some funds cycled back to earlier investors.","heading":"Chainalysis Findings and Financial Scale","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Eastern Europe's Crypto Crime Landscape: Scams Dominate — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/eastern-europe-cryptocurrency-geography-report-2021-preview/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Pyramid Scheme Netted Over $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/115858/russian-pyramid-scheme-netted-over-1-5-billion-in-bitcoin-throughout-eastern-europe-says-chainalysis"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Russia's Ponzi Scheme Received Over $1.5B in Bitcoin: Chainalysis — iHODL","type":"news_article","url":"https://ihodl.com/topnews/2021-09-01/russias-ponzi-scheme-received-over-15b-bitcoin-chainalysis/"}]},{"content":"Kirill Doronin, the scheme's founder and public face, was arrested in Kazan in July 2021 on fraud charges. Prior to his arrest he had allegedly obtained Turkish citizenship under the alias Onur Namik. Russian authorities charged Doronin and associates under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code (fraud by an organized group on an especially large scale), which carries a maximum sentence of ten years. In September 2021, vice president Ilgiz Shakirov was detained in Tatarstan, and two high-ranking female recruiters, Lilia Nurieva and Dina Gabdullina, were also arrested. By November 2021, three co-founders who had fled Russia — Zygmunt Zygmuntovich, Marat Sabirov, and Edvard Sabirov — remained at large, and were alleged by Russian investigators to have moved approximately 750 BTC (worth roughly $48 million at the time) from Finiko wallets in three transactions of 250 BTC each. Zygmunt Zygmuntovich was arrested in the UAE in November 2022 and deported to Russia through Interpol cooperation. Edvard Sabirov was apprehended in the UAE on November 30, 2022, with Russia seeking extradition. As of early 2025, Marat Sabirov remained the one known senior figure still at large. In May 2024, Lilia Nurieva was sentenced to three years in prison by the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan after entering a plea agreement; the court acknowledged time served in pre-trial detention. Doronin and nine co-defendants had their indictment approved by the General Prosecutor's Office and their case transferred to the Vakhitovsky Court in April 2024, but no verdict for Doronin had been publicly reported as of mid-2025.","heading":"Arrests and Criminal Proceedings","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Founder of Alleged $95M Ponzi Nabbed in Russia, 3 More Sought — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/08/13/founder-of-alleged-95m-ponzi-nabbed-in-russia-3-more-sought"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/08/leader-of-the-suspected-russian-ponzi-scheme-is-arrested-in-uae-report"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko's $55 Million Crypto Ponzi: Executive Sentenced to 3 Years — BeInCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://beincrypto.com/finiko-crypto-ponzi-executive-sentenced/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko Fugitives Suspected of Moving 750 BTC From Crypto Pyramid's Wallet — CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/security/2638027/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Founder of Russia's Massive Crypto Pyramid Finiko Deported from UAE — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/founder-of-russias-massive-crypto-pyramid-finiko-deported-from-uae/"}]},{"content":"In January 2023, the U.S. Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Hong Kong-registered cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato as a 'Primary Money Laundering Concern' in connection with Russian illicit finance under a first-ever use of a new statutory authority. The FinCEN order identified Finiko as one of Bitzlato's top three receiving and sending counterparties by total Bitcoin volume between May 2018 and September 2022. Approximately two-thirds of Bitzlato's top counterparties, according to FinCEN, were associated with darknet markets or scams. The agency reported that between 2019 and 2021, Bitzlato received cryptocurrency worth $224 million from scams. The identification of Finiko as a top Bitzlato counterparty by a Tier 1 U.S. regulatory authority independently corroborates the massive scale of Finiko's cryptocurrency flows and its role in the broader Russian illicit finance ecosystem.","heading":"Bitzlato Connection and U.S. Treasury / FinCEN Designation","severity":"critical","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"FinCEN Identifies Virtual Currency Exchange Bitzlato as a Primary Money Laundering Concern — FinCEN.gov","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-identifies-virtual-currency-exchange-bitzlato-primary-money-laundering"},{"credibility":2,"name":"FinCEN Lists Binance Among Top Bitcoin Counterparties of Bitzlato — CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/fincen-lists-binance-among-the-top-bitcoin-counterparties-of-bitzlato"}]},{"content":"Chainalysis and independent AML researchers documented several laundering techniques employed by Finiko and its associates. The scheme routed large volumes of Bitcoin through mainstream cryptocurrency exchanges, high-risk exchanges, and the P2P platform Bitzlato. Alleged laundering methods also included the use of privacy-enhancing tools such as Wasabi Wallet (a CoinJoin mixing service), transfers through decentralized exchanges including Uniswap, and cross-border cryptocurrency movements. The proprietary FNK token served an additional obfuscation function by converting investor Bitcoin holdings into a native instrument whose value could be manipulated by the scheme's operators. After the collapse, fugitive co-founders allegedly moved 750 BTC through Huobi, splitting the funds into smaller amounts distributed across multiple addresses. The Garantex exchange, later sanctioned by OFAC, was also cited in some analyses as part of the ecosystem through which Finiko-linked funds moved.","heading":"Money Laundering Methods","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Eastern Europe's Crypto Crime Landscape: Scams Dominate — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/eastern-europe-cryptocurrency-geography-report-2021-preview/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko — AML Network Watchdog Database","type":"research","url":"https://amlnetwork.org/watchdog-database/cryptocurrency-laundering/finiko/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko Fugitives Suspected of Moving 750 BTC From Crypto Pyramid's Wallet — CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/security/2638027/"}]},{"content":"The Bank of Russia formally warned in February 2021 that Finiko exhibited signs of a financial pyramid, and had shared details with law enforcement as early as summer 2020. A criminal case was opened in December 2020 by Russian authorities. Despite these official warnings, the scheme continued attracting investors until its collapse in July 2021. The Russian interior ministry's official investigation eventually identified over 7,700 victims with documented losses exceeding 1 billion rubles, later revised upward to over 5 billion rubles. The investigation was significant enough in scope that federal-level law enforcement assumed jurisdiction. In 2022 and 2023, Russian authorities coordinated with Interpol and the UAE to extradite or deport multiple co-founders. The U.S. Treasury's FinCEN designation of Bitzlato in January 2023 implicitly reinforced Finiko's status as a major illicit finance node in the Russian-speaking crypto ecosystem.","heading":"Regulatory and Government Response","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":1,"name":"Nearly 150 Financial Pyramids Detected by Bank of Russia in 2021 H1 — Bank of Russia","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=11098"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko Ponzi Scheme Case Study — Quadriga Initiative","type":"research","url":"https://quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/finikoponzischeme.php"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FinCEN Identifies Virtual Currency Exchange Bitzlato as a Primary Money Laundering Concern — FinCEN.gov","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-identifies-virtual-currency-exchange-bitzlato-primary-money-laundering"}]},{"content":"Finiko primarily targeted Russian-speaking investors in Russia and Ukraine, who collectively accounted for the majority of the scheme's inflows according to Chainalysis. The scheme also attracted investors from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Hungary, Austria, Germany, and the United States. The operation held master classes and promotional events across Russia to recruit participants. Independent polling of self-identified victims suggested an average individual loss of approximately $10,000. The scheme took advantage of difficult economic conditions exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly falling real incomes in Russia. One analyst noted that the scheme specifically targeted women aged 30 to 50 through its multilevel marketing structure. More than 3,300 formal complaints were filed with Russian authorities, and investigators across multiple Russian regions, including the Samara region, opened separate cases tied to Finiko-related fraud.","heading":"Geographic Reach and Victim Demographics","severity":"high","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Eastern Europe's Crypto Crime Landscape: Scams Dominate — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/eastern-europe-cryptocurrency-geography-report-2021-preview/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Investors Lost $10,000 on Average to Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko, Poll Reveals — Bitcoin News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitcoin.name/2021/10/investors-lost-10000-on-average-to-russian-crypto-pyramid-finiko-poll-reveals/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"As Incomes Fall, Russians Are Once Again Falling for Pyramid Schemes — The Moscow Times","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/07/30/as-incomes-fall-russians-are-once-again-falling-for-pyramid-schemes-a74654"}]},{"content":"Kirill Doronin served as the public face of Finiko and maintained a significant Instagram presence, using social media to promote the scheme and project a lifestyle of wealth. Doronin had been associated with other alleged pyramid scheme activities prior to Finiko, though the specific prior ventures are not well-documented in available sources. Before his arrest, Doronin obtained Turkish citizenship under the name Onur Namik, suggesting premeditated steps to evade Russian jurisdiction. Following his detention, Doronin agreed to cooperate with authorities and offered to testify against 44 accomplices who he alleged had violated his instructions by accepting fiat currency payments from investors rather than cryptocurrency only. Co-founder Marat Sabirov was reported to have political connections through his alleged association with former Russian minister Nikolay Nikiforov, though this claim appears in lower-credibility sources and should be treated as alleged.","heading":"Leadership Background and Prior History","severity":"medium","sources":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Founder of Alleged $95M Ponzi Nabbed in Russia, 3 More Sought — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/08/13/founder-of-alleged-95m-ponzi-nabbed-in-russia-3-more-sought"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Finiko Founder Doronin Offers to Testify Against 44 Accomplices — Bitcoin News via JusticeNewsFlash","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.justicenewsflash.com/2021/11/21/finiko-founder-doronin-proposes-to-testify-against-44-associates-in-the-cryptocurrency-pyramid-bitcoin-news_20211121160178.html"}]}],"sources_used":[{"credibility":2,"name":"Eastern Europe's Crypto Crime Landscape: Scams Dominate — Chainalysis","type":"research","url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/eastern-europe-cryptocurrency-geography-report-2021-preview/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Founder of Alleged $95M Ponzi Nabbed in Russia, 3 More Sought — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/08/13/founder-of-alleged-95m-ponzi-nabbed-in-russia-3-more-sought"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Leader of Suspected Russian Ponzi Scheme Is Arrested in UAE: Report — CoinDesk","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/08/leader-of-the-suspected-russian-ponzi-scheme-is-arrested-in-uae-report"},{"credibility":1,"name":"FinCEN Identifies Virtual Currency Exchange Bitzlato as a Primary Money Laundering Concern — FinCEN.gov","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-identifies-virtual-currency-exchange-bitzlato-primary-money-laundering"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko's $55 Million Crypto Ponzi: Executive Sentenced to 3 Years — BeInCrypto","type":"news_article","url":"https://beincrypto.com/finiko-crypto-ponzi-executive-sentenced/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Pyramid Scheme Netted Over $1.5 Billion in Bitcoin — The Block","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.theblock.co/post/115858/russian-pyramid-scheme-netted-over-1-5-billion-in-bitcoin-throughout-eastern-europe-says-chainalysis"},{"credibility":2,"name":"As Incomes Fall, Russians Are Once Again Falling for Pyramid Schemes — The Moscow Times","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/07/30/as-incomes-fall-russians-are-once-again-falling-for-pyramid-schemes-a74654"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko Ponzi Scheme Case Study — Quadriga Initiative","type":"research","url":"https://quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/finikoponzischeme.php"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko Fugitives Suspected of Moving 750 BTC From Crypto Pyramid's Wallet — CryptoNews","type":"news_article","url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/security/2638027/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Founder of Russia's Massive Crypto Pyramid Finiko Deported from UAE — Cryptopolitan","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.cryptopolitan.com/founder-of-russias-massive-crypto-pyramid-finiko-deported-from-uae/"},{"credibility":1,"name":"Nearly 150 Financial Pyramids Detected by Bank of Russia in 2021 H1 — Bank of Russia","type":"regulatory","url":"https://www.cbr.ru/eng/press/event/?id=11098"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Finiko — AML Network Watchdog Database","type":"research","url":"https://amlnetwork.org/watchdog-database/cryptocurrency-laundering/finiko/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Russia's Ponzi Scheme Received Over $1.5B in Bitcoin: Chainalysis — iHODL","type":"news_article","url":"https://ihodl.com/topnews/2021-09-01/russias-ponzi-scheme-received-over-15b-bitcoin-chainalysis/"},{"credibility":2,"name":"FinCEN Lists Binance Among Top Bitcoin Counterparties of Bitzlato — CoinTelegraph","type":"news_article","url":"https://cointelegraph.com/news/fincen-lists-binance-among-the-top-bitcoin-counterparties-of-bitzlato"},{"credibility":2,"name":"Russian Court Jails Finiko Crypto Scam Exec for Three Years — Hipther","type":"news_article","url":"https://hipther.com/latest-news/2024/05/20/69298/russian-court-jails-finiko-crypto-scam-exec-for-three-years/0/"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Russian Ponzi Scheme Collapses After Defrauding Investors — Web3 Is Going Great","type":"community_report","url":"https://www.web3isgoinggreat.com/?id=finiko-collapses"},{"credibility":3,"name":"Investors Lost $10,000 on Average to Russian Crypto Pyramid Finiko — Bitcoin News","type":"news_article","url":"https://www.bitcoin.name/2021/10/investors-lost-10000-on-average-to-russian-crypto-pyramid-finiko-poll-reveals/"}],"summary":"Finiko was a Russia-based cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that operated from late 2019 until its collapse in July 2021. Founded by Kirill Doronin and several associates in Kazan, Russia, the scheme accepted Bitcoin and Tether from investors while promising monthly returns of up to 30 percent, and issued a proprietary FNK token. According to Chainalysis, Finiko received over $1.5 billion worth of Bitcoin across more than 800,000 deposits during its 19-month operation, netting an estimated $1.1 billion from victims; Russian authorities officially recorded over 7,700 victims and losses exceeding 5 billion rubles. Doronin was arrested in July 2021, several co-founders were subsequently apprehended through Interpol cooperation with the UAE, and the scheme was identified by U.S. Treasury's FinCEN as one of the top counterparties of sanctioned exchange Bitzlato.","timeline":[{"date":"2019-12-01","event":"Finiko launched operations in Kazan, Russia, accepting Bitcoin and Tether from investors with promises of up to 30 percent monthly returns.","source":"Chainalysis / Quadriga Initiative","source_url":"https://quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/finikoponzischeme.php"},{"date":"2020-12-01","event":"Finiko launched its proprietary FNK token, which appeared on multiple cryptocurrency exchanges.","source":"The Moscow Times","source_url":"https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2021/07/30/as-incomes-fall-russians-are-once-again-falling-for-pyramid-schemes-a74654"},{"date":"2020-12-01","event":"Russian authorities opened a criminal case against Finiko founders.","source":"Quadriga Initiative case study","source_url":"https://quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/finikoponzischeme.php"},{"date":"2021-02-01","event":"The Bank of Russia formally designated Finiko as exhibiting signs of a financial pyramid and issued a public warning.","source":"CoinDesk / Quadriga Initiative","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/08/13/founder-of-alleged-95m-ponzi-nabbed-in-russia-3-more-sought"},{"date":"2021-06-01","event":"Finiko halted Bitcoin withdrawals, forcing users to redeem only FNK tokens. FNK subsequently lost approximately 97 percent of its value within three weeks.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/08/13/founder-of-alleged-95m-ponzi-nabbed-in-russia-3-more-sought"},{"date":"2021-07-01","event":"Finiko collapsed after blocking all customer withdrawals. Kirill Doronin was arrested in Kazan shortly thereafter on large-scale fraud charges.","source":"CoinDesk / The Moscow Times","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2021/08/13/founder-of-alleged-95m-ponzi-nabbed-in-russia-3-more-sought"},{"date":"2021-09-01","event":"Chainalysis published findings that Finiko received over $1.5 billion in Bitcoin across more than 800,000 deposits during its operation.","source":"Chainalysis Eastern Europe Report","source_url":"https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/eastern-europe-cryptocurrency-geography-report-2021-preview/"},{"date":"2021-09-01","event":"Vice president Ilgiz Shakirov was detained in Tatarstan. Russian courts confirmed arrest warrants for three co-founders: Zygmunt Zygmuntovich, Marat Sabirov, and Edvard Sabirov.","source":"CoinDesk / Quadriga Initiative","source_url":"https://quadrigainitiative.com/casestudy/finikoponzischeme.php"},{"date":"2021-10-01","event":"Two high-ranking female promoters, Lilia Nurieva and Dina Gabdullina, were arrested in Russia on fraud charges.","source":"Bitcoin Insider","source_url":"https://www.bitcoininsider.org/article/126484/russian-police-arrest-2-women-high-ranking-members-finiko-crypto-pyramid"},{"date":"2021-11-01","event":"Alleged Finiko fugitives suspected of moving approximately 750 BTC (roughly $48 million at the time) from Finiko wallets in three transactions, routing funds through Huobi.","source":"CryptoNews","source_url":"https://cryptonews.net/news/security/2638027/"},{"date":"2022-11-17","event":"Zygmunt Zygmuntovich was arrested in the UAE by Interpol. Russia's general prosecutor's office requested his extradition.","source":"CoinFi / VOI Technology","source_url":"https://voi.id/en/technology/228764"},{"date":"2022-11-30","event":"Edvard Sabirov was apprehended in the UAE by Interpol after being added to the wanted list on November 12, 2022.","source":"CoinDesk","source_url":"https://www.coindesk.com/policy/2022/12/08/leader-of-the-suspected-russian-ponzi-scheme-is-arrested-in-uae-report"},{"date":"2023-01-18","event":"FinCEN designated Bitzlato as a Primary Money Laundering Concern, identifying Finiko as one of Bitzlato's top three Bitcoin counterparties between 2018 and 2022.","source":"FinCEN.gov","source_url":"https://www.fincen.gov/news/news-releases/fincen-identifies-virtual-currency-exchange-bitzlato-primary-money-laundering"},{"date":"2024-04-27","event":"The General Prosecutor's Office approved the indictment of Kirill Doronin and nine co-defendants; the case was transferred to the Vakhitovsky Court in Kazan for trial.","source":"BeInCrypto","source_url":"https://beincrypto.com/finiko-crypto-ponzi-executive-sentenced/"},{"date":"2024-05-17","event":"Lilia Nurieva, former head of networks at Finiko, was sentenced to three years in prison by the Vakhitovsky District Court of Kazan following a plea agreement.","source":"BeInCrypto","source_url":"https://beincrypto.com/finiko-crypto-ponzi-executive-sentenced/"}]},"v":1}

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