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North Korean Crypto Hackers Have Stolen $3B Since 2017, Says UN Security Council: Report

A UN Security Council panel is investigating 17 crypto heists in 2023, for which North Korea may have been responsible, which were valued at more than $750 million

FinCEN Is Analyzing $165M in Transactions That May Tie Crypto and Hamas, Senior Official Says

Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo wrote a letter to lawmakers discussing the extent to which Hamas may be using crypto.

Nigeria Invited, Then Detained Binance’s Compliance Head and Africa Manager for Two Weeks: Reports

"We are working collaboratively with Nigerian authorities to bring Nadeem and Tigran back home safely to their families,” a Binance spokesperson told CoinDesk.

Nigeria’s SEC Updates Guidelines for Crypto Firms in Bid to Stop Criminal Activity: Report

Nigeria's government has started a fresh crackdown on crypto firms, reportedly blocking access to several, including Binance, Coinbase and Kraken.

Ether is Now the Largest Institutional Crypto Asset: Bybit Research

Ether is now the largest single asset held by institutions, with Bybit speculating that this may be because of a potential upward swing from the Dencun upgrade

South Korea’s Ruling and Opposition Parties Make Crypto-Related Poll Promises Ahead of Elections

South Korea's national elections are scheduled for later this year on April 10.

Cathie Wood’s ARK Invest Sells Coinbase Shares for First Time in a Month

ARK sold $34.3 million of shares in the crypto exchange, which is due to report earnings after the U.S. market closes.

Bitcoin Favored in Human Trafficking, Child Exploitation: FinCEN Report

The Treasury's financial-crimes arm found that bitcoin was increasingly popular for use in trafficking of people and materials tied to child sexual abuse, though the veri is from 2021.

U.S. Added 353K Jobs in January, Blowing Past Estimates

The latest update on the labor market came less than two days after the Fed's Jerome Powell poured cold water on market hopes of a rate cut in March.

Bitcoin Miner Hut 8 Hits Out at Short-Selling Report

Hut's shares slid more than 23% on Jan. 18 when short-selling firm JCapital Research said the USBTC merger had the makings of a pump and dump.