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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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Uniswap COO on Wash Trading Concerns, New Swap Widget Feature

Uniswap COO Mary-Catherine Lader discusses the crypto exchange’s effort to curve wash trading issues following a Chainalysis report on North Korea’s involvement in crypto exploits. Plus, a conversation about institutional interest in crypto and the launch of Swap Widget feature for third-party applications. 

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Two Charged Over N Korea Sanctions; Crypto Market Falls

The U.S. charges two Europeans for helping North Korea evade sanctions with crypto. Blockchain technology comes to the forefront in recording Shanghai’s COVID-19 lockdown. Crypto market tumbles on concerns over Fed hikes and growth in China. These stories and other news shaping the cryptocurrency and blockchain world in this episode of “The Daily Forkast.”

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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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2 Europeans Charged With Conspiracy in Virgil Griffith's North Korea Crypto Sanctions Case

Earlier this month, Griffith, an Ethereum developer, was sentenced to five years in prison for helping North Korea evade sanctions with crypto.

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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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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)

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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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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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