Circle Faces Backlash for Slow Response in $5 Million Lazarus Group Fund Freeze

Stablecoin issuers froze nearly $5 million held by the notorious North Korean Lazarus Group after investigators traced the funds. Blockchain investigator ZachXBT revealed this development in an X post on September 14. Lazarus Group Hit by $5 Million in Stablecoin Freeze ZachXBT reported that stablecoin issuers Tether, Circle, Paxos, and Techteryx blacklisted two addresses... source: https://beincrypto.com/lazarus-groups-funds-frozen-by-stablecoin-issuers/