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Treasury Sanctions North Korean Crypto Wage Network

OFAC froze U.S.-held assets of 10 individuals and a Vladivostok center tied to North Korean IT-worker wage flows worth hundreds of millions. Treasury says the crypto scheme funds Pyongyang's weapons programs; funds sit at documented exposure, not yet recovered.

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