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Is 'White Hat' Hacking Good For DeFi Protocols?

Pacific Street Managing Director Gareth Rhodes weighs in on whether hacks are beneficial to DeFi protocols, following the arrest of Mango Markets exploiter Avraham Eisenberg. "If they don't manage to find the weaknesses, North Korea will," he said.

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Policy

US Treasury Adds to Tornado Cash Sanctions With North Korea WMD Allegations

OFAC first added Tornado Cash to its sanctions list in August.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

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North Korea Responsible for About 60% of Crypto Hacks: Chainalysis

Chainalysis Director of Research Kimberly Grauer discusses North Korea's role in crypto hacks, saying the country is a "big part of this picture" and responsible for "about 60% of the value hacked."

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Finance

North Korean Hacker Group Lazarus Targets Japanese Crypto Firms

Lazarus Group has been targeting Japanese firms with phishing links via email and social media.

Flags fly in Pyongyang, North Korea (Micha Brandli/Unsplash)

Policy

US Government Recovers $30M From Crypto Game Axie Infinity Hack

Hackers stole over $600 million from Axie earlier this year.

Chainalysis CEO Michael Gronager (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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Protest Against Tornado Cash Developer’s Arrest

More than 50 people gathered in Amsterdam’s Dam Square Saturday to protest the arrest of blockchain developer Alexey Pertsev. He was arrested Aug. 10 on suspicion of involvement in the Tornado Cash protocol that was sanctioned earlier this month by U.S. authorities.

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Analytics Firm Elliptic Says RenBridge Was Used to Help Launder $540M of Illicit Crypto Funds

Around a third of the sum laundered with the help of the cross-chain bridge is believed to be proceeds from ransomware attacks by North Korean hackers, according to Elliptic.

Elliptic says RenBridge was used to launder $540 million in illicit funds. (Charlie Green/Unsplash)

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US Tornado Cash Ban Will Put Great Dent Into North Korean Operations: Expert

The U.S. Treasury department has banned crypto mixer Tornado Cash, claiming it has ties to a hacking organization associated with the North Korean government.

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TRM Labs Exec on Crypto Mixer Tornado Cash Blacklisted by US Treasury

The Treasury Department has banned all Americans from using decentralized crypto-mixing service Tornado Cash. TRM Labs analysis shows North Korean cybercriminals used the service to launder funds in all 10 of their most recent heists, including the $620 million Ronin Bridge hack. TRM Labs Head of Legal and Government Affairs Ari Redbord explains why this is a "watershed moment" for crypto.

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