US Sanctions Two Russians Over North Korean IT Workers’ Crypto Cash-Outs
Key Highlights Blockchain intelligence tracked bi-weekly stablecoin salaries paid to a North Korean IT worker, which were laundered through sanctioned entities, an operative named Boykov, and the Russian exchange Garantex. U.S. sanctions targeted intermediaries including Roman Obertas, who converted nearly $2 million in cryptocurrency to fiat for North Korean officials, alongside managers Kim Ki Hyok, ...