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The U.S. Treasury sanctioned 10 people and one company over alleged cryptocurrency laundering tied to North Korean fake IT workers. The designations include two Russian intermediaries accused of converting millions of dollars in crypto and transferring proceeds linked to the regime’s weapons programs.
Chainalysis traced cryptocurrency flows allegedly used by North Korean IT workers, identifying Russian intermediaries and the sanctioned exchange Garantex. US authorities sanctioned 10 individuals and one entity, citing crypto conversions linked to weapons-program funding.
The post XRP News: Why Korea’s KYC-Ready Traders Could Fast-Track XRP Tokenization appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News South Korea accounts for about 30% of all XRP trading volume, according to Evernorth CEO Ashees...
AI could make crypto games dramatically cheaper and faster to launch, potentially producing 100,000 short-lived “meme games” within a year. Developers and industry leaders warn that speculative demand, player retention and discovery—not creation—may determine whether the sector benefits.
Smart TV owners are using AI coding agents to disable ads, tracking tools and sluggish default interfaces. A Xiaomi cleanup project now covers 107 models from 37 brands, while users are warned about security vulnerabilities, compatibility limits and the risk of bricking a television.
A Reuters/Ipsos survey found most Democrats and Republicans oppose using prediction markets to bet on US elections. The findings arrive as Polymarket, Kalshi and regulators contest federal and state authority over the growing industry in court.
AI services charge by the token, and users often apply costly flagship models to routine tasks. A Decrypt guide outlines ways to reduce waste, including model routing, shorter prompts, caching, batch processing and spending limits for automated agents.
A task-scam operator was among the largest victims of a Ledger wallet theft, losing more than 60 BTC, or about $4.8 million. Chainalysis said the funds were drained from three Ledger addresses after devices linked to reseller CryptoBilis were compromised.
A fraudster who allegedly made millions through fake online job offers lost 60 bitcoin, worth more than $4.9 million, after attackers accessed Ledger wallets compromised with unauthorized hardware implants sold through Southeast Asian reseller CryptoBilis.
A London court ruled that Chinese law governs victims’ claims to 61,000 bitcoin seized from a fraud investigation involving Zhimin Qian. The decision does not settle ownership, but it narrows recovery options and improves the UK government’s chances of retaining most of the £3.8 billion holding.
The IMF says AI investment is helping sustain global growth near 3%, but the technology could eventually affect 40% of jobs worldwide. Young workers may face the earliest disruption as routine entry-level tasks become increasingly automated.
Ledger is investigating cryptocurrency losses reported by Southeast Asian customers who bought devices from Malaysia-based reseller CryptoBilis. One affected Ledger device contained an unauthorized hardware implant, while the company says the number of impacted products was limited.
The $1.5 billion Bybit hack exposed the difficult next step for crypto thieves: converting stolen assets into usable money. Investigator ZachXBT traced more than $12 million by infiltrating an intermediary network, while US actions against Huione and Xinbi targeted the broader laundering infrastructure.
A Visa survey of 14,250 Asia-Pacific consumers found that 46% may use stablecoins within five years, compared with 16% who used them recently. Yet only 6% understood the technology accurately, with fraud and scam concerns the leading adoption barrier.
Cake Wallet executive Seth for Privacy warned that one Bitcoin transaction can link no-KYC coins to a user’s identity if a wallet combines them with KYC-linked funds. He urged greater attention to UTXOs, coin control and Bitcoin’s broader privacy design.
WhiteBIT has integrated the Lightning Network for bitcoin deposits and withdrawals, giving customers a faster, lower-cost transfer option. The Swiss exchange joins platforms including Coinbase and Kraken in supporting the second-layer network, while Moneyiar data shows bitcoin at $81,627.08.
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