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Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy; Binance.US Customers Now Have Access to MoonPay
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy; Binance.US Customers Now Have Access to MoonPay
“CoinDesk Daily” host Jennifer Sanasie dives into today’s hottest stories in crypto, as bitcoin hovers around $26,300 and XRP has lost nearly all its gains since the historic...
Sam Bankman-Fried's Defense Strategy; Binance.US Customers Now Have Access to MoonPay

North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M Worth of Bitcoin, FBI Warns
North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M Worth of Bitcoin, FBI Warns
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a statement that North Korea-based hackers Lazarus Group and APT38 may attempt to cash out stolen bitcoin (BTC) worth more th...
North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M Worth of Bitcoin, FBI Warns

FBI tracks $40 million of North Korea-linked bitcoin. (David Trinks/Unsplash)
FBI Says North Korean Hackers May Try to Sell $40M of Bitcoin
The FBI released six wallets linked to North Korean hackers Lazarus Group and APT38.
FBI tracks $40 million of North Korea-linked bitcoin. (David Trinks/Unsplash)

Three Quarters of Jurisdictions Not Complying With Global Crypto Laundering Norms, FATF Says
Three Quarters of Jurisdictions Not Complying With Global Crypto Laundering Norms, FATF Says
Most jurisdictions still aren’t fully complying with international anti-money laundering norms for crypto, according to standard-setter the Financial Action Task Force (FATF)....
Three Quarters of Jurisdictions Not Complying With Global Crypto Laundering Norms, FATF Says

Attackers behind earlier this month’s $35 million exploit of crypto wallet Atomic Wallet are moving stolen funds via OFAC-sanctioned exchange Garantex. (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)
Atomic Wallet Hackers Move Stolen Funds via OFAC-Sanctioned Exchange Garantex: Elliptic
The attackers are believed to be the infamous North Korean hacker group Lazarus, as per blockchain security firm Elliptic.
Attackers behind earlier this month’s $35 million exploit of crypto wallet Atomic Wallet are moving stolen funds via OFAC-sanctioned exchange Garantex. (Clint Patterson/Unsplash)

North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
U.S. Treasury Sanctions North Korean-Owned Binance Wallets; Says Entities Used Funds to Support WMD Programs
The Binance-hosted wallets received more than $2 million worth of various cryptocurrencies that were then sent on to North Korean entities, OFAC alleged
North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un (Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)

Tigran Gambaryan (left) at Consensus 2023 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)
Binance Official Says Crypto Exchange Has Ousted North Koreans
"They recognized Binance was not the place for them," said Tigran Gambaryan, head of financial crime compliance at Binance.
Tigran Gambaryan (left) at Consensus 2023 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)
U.S. Sanctions 3 North Koreans for Supporting Hacking Group Known for Crypto Thefts
The three were engaged in crypto activities themselves, and the U.S. Treasury Department says they were tied to the networks of DPRK entities laundering stolen crypto or movin...
U.S. Treasury Department in Washington, D.C. (Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

U.S. Treasury Report Warns of Illicit Finance Risks Associated With DeFi
U.S. Treasury Report Warns of Illicit Finance Risks Associated With DeFi
In its first analysis of illicit finance risks associated with decentralized finance published Thursday, the U.S. Treasury Department said thieves, scammers, ransomware cyber...
U.S. Treasury Report Warns of Illicit Finance Risks Associated With DeFi

North Korea Hackers Likely Exploit Cloud Mining Services to Launder Stolen Crypto: Mandiant Research
North Korea Hackers Likely Exploit Cloud Mining Services to Launder Stolen Crypto: Mandiant Research
North Korean hacker group APT43 probably uses cloud mining services to launder stolen crypto, according to research by Google-owned cybersecurity firm Mandiant. "The Hash" dis...
North Korea Hackers Likely Exploit Cloud Mining Services to Launder Stolen Crypto: Mandiant Research