Axie Infinity


Policy

US Officials Add North Korea-Linked Bitcoin Mixer, More BTC and ETH Addresses to Sanctions List

The U.S. Treasury Department is ramping up efforts to ice the flow of stolen crypto from a historic $620 million hack.

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Finance

Yield Guild Games Partner Ola GG Raises $8M to Expand P2E in Spanish-Speaking Markets

The funds will be used to acquire yield-generating NFTs and create language-specific educational content.

Axie Infinity game (Ola GG)

Videos

Chainalysis: Bitcoin Less Than 25% of All Cryptocurrencies Stolen by DPRK

Bitcoin accounts for less than a quarter of all cryptocurrencies stolen by North Korea, according to Chainalysis. This comes in light of North Korea’s recent hack of $625 million from Axie Infinity’s Ronin network. How does the security of the Bitcoin blockchain compare with its competitors? “All About Bitcoin” host Christine Lee breaks down the Chart of the Day.

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Policy

US Treasury Sanctions More North Korea-Linked ETH Wallets Over $600M Ronin Hack

The three new wallets join an Ethereum address added to the sanctions list last week.

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Policy

Sanctioning an Ether Address Isn't Stopping Transactions

The operators of a crypto wallet added to the U.S. sanctions list continue to offload their funds.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (SeongJoon Cho/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Finance

Binance Recovers $5.8M Linked to Axie Infinity Hack

The funds were spread over 86 accounts, Binance’s founder confirmed.

Hacker (Getty/Seksan Mongkhonkhamsao)

Markets

Market Wrap: Bitcoin Fades From $42K, Alts Still Ahead as ApeCoin Pumps

BTC was roughly flat over the past 24 hours, compared with a 24% rally in APE.

Volatility fades. (meriç tuna/Unsplash)

Videos

US Government Warns Further Crypto Attacks From North Korea Following Axie Infinity Hack

Halborn Co-founder Steven Walbroehl discusses North Korea’s involvement in the over $600 million hack of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network and the role of blockchain analytics in uncovering the perpetrators. Walbroehl explains the probability of the funds being recovered, the use of social engineering, and the Lazarus group’s history of perpetrating online attacks. Plus, a conversation about the recent $182 million exploit of the Beanstalk stablecoin protocol. 

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Videos

US Government Warns Further Crypto Attacks From North Korea Following Axie Infinity Hack

Halborn Co-founder Steven Walbroehl discusses North Korea’s involvement in the over $600 million hack of Axie Infinity’s Ronin network and the role of blockchain analytics in uncovering the perpetrators. Walbroehl explains the probability of the funds being recovered, the use of social engineering, and the Lazarus group’s history of perpetrating online attacks.

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Tech

Blockchain Gaming Usage Explodes 2,000% in a Year: DappRadar

Usage and investments across the blockchain-gaming sector increased in the first quarter to make up 52% of all blockchain activity.

Axies from the play-to-earn game Axie Infinity.