Ronin hack
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The Axie Infinity developer had shut down the bridge after North Korea-linked hackers stole $625 million from the network in March
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In its first sanction against a crypto mixing service, the Treasury targets Blender.io, which it says was used in the Ronin Network breach
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The growth has come despite a series of high-profile hacks that resulted in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars
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The ether transaction privacy service made a bid to curtail the laundering of Ronin hack proceeds
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Using mixers is becoming increasingly risky and not always effective for criminals, Chainalysis executive says
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The game’s creator, Sky Mavis, has raised $150 million to reimburse users affected by the theft
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