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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 than $40 million. In January, the FBI named the two groups as being behind last year's Horizon Bridge hack, which resulted in the loss of over $100 million. "The Hash" panel discusses their reaction to law enforcement's latest actions against bad actors.

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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)

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Kraken Co-Founder Jesse Powell Under Federal Investigation on Claims of Hacking, Cyberstalking Non-Profit

FBI agents searched Powell's Los Angeles home as it probes whether he interfered with computer accounts of Verge Center for the Arts. A lawyer for Powell said he's done "nothing wrong" and unrelated to "his conduct in the cryptocurrency arena."

CEO Jesse Powell says he's trying to insulate Kraken from “people who basically [think] if you don’t agree with them you’re evil.” (Kraken)

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U.S. Prosecutors Drop Extortion Charges Against Early Adviser to Ethereum Network

Lawyers for Steven Nerayoff say that, on the day of his arrest, their client was put in a van by the FBI, given a list of names and told to start turning over evidence on a long list of crypto figures.

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North Korean Hackers Responsible For $100M Horizon Bridge Theft, FBI Says

A pair of North Korean hacker groups, Lazarus Group and APT38, were behind the June theft of $100 million in crypto assets from Horizon Bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said in a Monday statement. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest in the world of crypto crime and regulation.

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FBI: North Korean Hackers Behind $100M Horizon Bridge Theft

Lazarus Group and APT38, both associated with North Korea, are responsible for the attack in June, the agency concluded.

(Brooks Kraft/Corbis via Getty Images)

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US Charges Crypto Exchange Bitzlato With Laundering $700M

Authorities have accused the little-known platform of laundering funds tied to illicit Russian finance and have arrested its founder.

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco  (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Justice Department Announces Major International Crypto Enforcement Action

The department held a press conference at noon Eastern time on Wednesday.

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3Commas Faces Scrutiny as FBI Investigates Data Breach

The FBI is investigating the 3Commas data breach, CoinDesk has learned. This comes after weeks of criticism from users of the Estonia-based crypto trading service, who say its CEO repeatedly brushed off warning signs that the platform had leaked user data. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest scrutiny 3Commas is facing from its customers.

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FBI Investigating 3Commas Data Breach

This week, an anonymous person leaked 100,000 API keys connected to the crypto trading service.

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