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North Korea’s $30M crypto cashout just handed legacy finance its best weapon to kill DeFi’s US debut

  • Gino Matos--CryptoSlate
  • published date: 2026-09-02 14:35:11 UTC

CME and ICE told Washington in May that Hyperliquid's pseudonymous, always-on markets could let sanctioned state actors circumvent enforcement. On Aug. 31, an Arkham analysis reviewed by CoinDesk found that wallets linked to North Korea's Lazarus Group had so…

CME and ICE told Washington in May that Hyperliquid's pseudonymous, always-on markets could let sanctioned state actors circumvent enforcement. On Aug. 31, an Arkham analysis reviewed by CoinDesk fo… [+10708 chars]