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FBI said N. Korea’s theft of virtual currency used to support missile and weapons programmes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

On January 13, the groups used a privacy protocol called Railgun to launder over $60 million worth of ethereum stolen during the theft in June, the FBI said in a statement.

An FBI investigation has confirmed that DPRK-linked hackers were behind the Harmony Bridge exploit, with the FBI stating the stolen funds go towards funding ballistic missiles and weapons of mass destruction.

Bitcoin miners’ worst days may have passed, but a few key hurdles remain

Bitcoin edged higher to the US$23,000 resistance line, while Ether traded little changed in mixed early morning trading in Asia on Tuesday.

(Reuters) - Two hacker groups associated with North Korea, the Lazarus Group and APT38, were responsible for the theft last June of $100 million from U.S. crypto firm Harmony's Horizon bridge, the Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Monday.

FBI says N. Korea-related hacker groups behind U.S. crypto firm heist

Cryptocurrency exchange Gemini is slashing 10 percent of its staff - the third round of layoffs within just eight months, founders Cameron Winklevoss and Tyler Winklevoss announced on Monday.

Some 4.8 million AXS tokens, the equivalent of 1.8% of the cryptocurrency's total supply, will be freed up later Monday.

The billionaire Tim Draper and his father have been fixtures of the VC circuit for decades after Tim's grandfather helped establish the space.

Bitcoin recently managed to reclaim $23,000 level after starting year with bang

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