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FBI Blames North Korea for $6B Binance Theft
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has blamed North Korea's TraderTraitor operation for a $6 billion theft from Binance. The FBI urged DeFi operators and swap services to block hundreds of listed wallets as stolen assets were converted primarily into Ethereum. Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis identified sophisticated laundering operations across decentralized platforms, including the use of DeFi lending protocols to circumvent stablecoin freezes.