Israel extradites to the U.S. the suspect accused of stealing $2.8 million in Nomad crypto assets.

on October 30, according to the Jerusalem Post, Israeli prosecutors announced that they extradited a dual Israeli-Russian citizen, Alexander Block (born Alexander Gurevich), to the United States on Thursday, October 29, to face charges of allegedly stealing approximately $2.8 million in digital assets from the cross-chain bridge platform Nomad.

U.S. prosecutors state that on August 1, 2022, Block exploited a vulnerability in Nomad's verification mechanism to withdraw approximately $2.8 million worth of tokens without locking corresponding assets, subsequently converting them into other cryptocurrencies and transferring them across multiple wallets to obscure the funds' origins. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California filed eight charges against him in August 2023 related to computer crime, moving stolen property, and money laundering, followed by an extradition request in December 2024. Block was arrested in May 2025 at Ben Gurion Airport while preparing to travel to Russia; shortly before his arrest, he had changed his surname to Block and obtained a new passport.

The Jerusalem District Court approved the extradition in July 2025, and the Israeli Supreme Court subsequently dismissed his appeal, ruling that exploiting software vulnerabilities can still constitute illegal computer intrusion even if technically feasible, and public on-chain transaction records do not rule out the possibility of concealed wallet controllers or fund sources; Supreme Court President Isaac Amit also denied his request for a rehearing. The aforementioned proceedings do not constitute a final judgment on his guilt.