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Thailand proposes ~$148,000 daily stablecoin cap at licensed exchanges to fight money laundering
Thailand's SEC has proposed a 5-million-baht (~$147,750) daily cap on stablecoin deposits and withdrawals at licensed digital asset platforms, with public comments open until November 26.
Launderers behind the Binance hack are minting throwaway Elon and animal memecoins to move stolen NEAR, Elliptic says
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic says North Korea-linked launderers routed about $430,000 of NEAR stolen in the $6.4 billion Binance breach through six throwaway memecoins, reusing a laundering trick from the 2025 Bybit hack.
Elliptic: Binance hackers have swapped $124M of stolen altcoins into bitcoin, little cashed out so far
Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic says attackers in last week's $6.43 billion Binance breach have converted about $124 million in stolen altcoins into bitcoin, while Binance moves to reopen more token withdrawals.
Half the $6.43B Binance Haul Is Still Unlaundered, Elliptic Says
Elliptic says roughly half of the $6.43 billion stolen from Binance on October 29 remains unlaundered, with $3.11 billion still held by the attacker and $2.85 billion frozen or seized.
Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirms cyberattack, validates ZachXBT's ~$133M loss estimate
French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa confirmed a cyberattack enabled fraudulent transfers from its own account that were converted to crypto, after on-chain investigator ZachXBT estimated losses above $133 million.
North Korean hackers resume laundering Binance's stolen billions through THORChain as RUNE rises 10%
North Korea's TraderTraitor is routing proceeds of the $6.3 billion Binance hack through THORChain, swapping ether into unfreezable bitcoin, as RUNE jumped about 10% when the network resumed trading after an Oct. 31 halt.
Investigator ZachXBT alleges $133M theft from French bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa
Onchain investigator ZachXBT alleges French cooperative bank Crédit Mutuel Arkéa lost more than $133 million to a thief now laundering the funds; the bank has not confirmed or denied the claim.
ZachXBT says he spent $349,700 posing as a client to infiltrate a laundering ring tied to the Bybit hack
Onchain investigator ZachXBT says he posed as a client and fronted $349,700 in stablecoins to infiltrate a Chinese laundering network he alleges moved over $1 billion for North Korea's Lazarus Group, including funds from the $1.5 billion Bybit hack.
DOJ moves to seize $61M in crypto it ties to Iranian black-market oil
The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil forfeiture complaint on September 14 seeking $61 million in cryptocurrency it alleges was laundered from Iranian black-market oil sales through Binance accounts and unhosted wallets.
Wallet linked to accused $65M DeFi hacker Medjedovic moves $13.5M through Tornado Cash
On-chain records show a wallet tied to accused DeFi hacker Andean Medjedovic sent roughly $13.5 million in Ether to Tornado Cash, bringing funds laundered from his alleged thefts to nearly $25 million.