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OFAC sanctioned a DPRK hacker funding Pyongyang’s regime while DOJ charged OmegaPro founders in a $650 million crypto investment scam.

New iterations of a well-known scam is now targeting Mac users. Here’s what you need to know.

About every 1 in 4 people in South Korea, aged 20-50, working predominantly white-collar jobs, own cryptocurrency. 

Haru Invest CEO Lee Hyung-soo acquitted of crypto fraud; judge says mismanagement but no proof of intentional deception.

The “Black U” market on Tron is thriving with laundered crypto tied to the Lazarus Group.

Two fake US companies were used by North Korean cyber spies to deploy malware targeting cryptocurrency developers under false hiring pretenses.

eXch plans to shut down operations but refutes allegations of its role in laundering funds from February’s Bybit hack.

Market signals from Coinbase suggest potential Bitcoin recovery but Korean investors remain cautious and slow to re-enter the market.

From Dogecoin to Bitcoin, the asset disclosures show surprising diversity in officials’ crypto investments.

Kang faces 10 years for stabbing Haru Invest’s CEO during a fraud trial, with prosecutors arguing the attack was premeditated and severe.

The number of crypto exchanges registered in South Korea is about to shrink further as the FIU cracks down on more overseas platforms.

Bithumb’s latest legal woes add to its history of scrutiny, including past raids and allegations of embezzlement and market manipulation.

The Bank of Korea says BTC does not meet the IMF’s standards for joining foreign exchange reserves, and its volatility will be a problem.

Upbit dominates XRP trading, holding twice as much as Binance, and reflecting the token’s growing appeal in the Asian market.

Jeju police arrested four suspects linked to a deadly crypto-related robbery that left a Chinese investor dead in his hotel room.

Despite laundering attempts via Tornado Cash and AnySwap, law enforcement reclaimed $31M in stolen funds from the Uranium Finance exploit.