US reissues sanctions on Tornado Cash, tying it to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program

The U.S. Treasury Department reissued sanctions on the Tornado Cash cryptocurrency mixer service, accusing the platform of helping North Korean government hackers launder more than $455 million stolen in March 2022.  State Department spokesman Ned Price said the mixer had provided “material support” to the Lazarus Group — a hacking collective U.S. law enforcement agencies […]

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