Blender.io is a cryptocurrency mixer that was established in 2017.[1] In 2022, it was sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury for allegedly aiding the Lazarus Group, a hacking group associated with the government of North Korea.[1][2][3] The Treasury Department stated that this was the first sanction that they had imposed on a cryptocurrency mixer.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b Sun, Mengqi (2022-05-06). "U.S. Blacklists Mixer Used to Launder Proceeds from Axie Infinity Crypto Hack". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Treasury Issues First-Ever Sanctions on a Virtual Currency Mixer, Targets DPRK Cyber Threats". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-05-17.
  3. ^ Clark, Mitchell (2022-05-06). "US punishes Blender.io for helping North Korea launder millions in stolen Axie crypto". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-05-17.

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