South Korean authorities are preparing to take action against cryptocurrency mixers that are at the center of money laundering operations.
Favorite of hackers and making it very difficult to track assets Cryptocurrency mixers have been targeted by South Korean authorities. South Korean local news agency DeCenter In the news reported by the country’s Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) It was stated that it plans to impose regulations on cryptocurrency mixers.
The FIU front points out that such platforms facilitate the work of actors who want to launder money. that they will take action within the scope of the risks in question he emphasized.
An FIU official included the following statements in the details of his statement on the subject:
When crypto assets are put through a blender, it becomes difficult to track funds and track crime. We agree that people are involved in money laundering crimes through mixers and that there is a great risk at this point.
USA It acted faster on this issue and published a statement in October last year focusing on the ties of cryptocurrency mixers with money laundering operations. In parallel with this declaration, the USA blocked many cryptocurrency wallets and Tornado Cash It sanctioned leading cryptocurrency mixers such as.
Especially North Korean hacker group Lazaruswas at the forefront of these criminal activities by laundering the stolen cryptocurrencies through mixers.