Golden Finance reports that Stanislav Moiseev, the founder of the online black market and cryptocurrency mixing service Hydra market, was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Russian court. According to a statement from the Moscow Prosecutor's Office on December 2, the Moscow District Court found Moiseev and 15 of his associates guilty of organizing a criminal gang and illegally producing and selling psychotropic substances and drugs. Fifteen of Moiseyev's associates were sentenced to prison terms ranging from eight to 23 years. Moiseev was also fined $38,100 (4 million rubles), while his 15 associates were ordered to pay a total of $152,400 (16 million rubles).