Blender.io is a cryptocurrency mixer that was established in 2017. In 2022, it was sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury for allegedly aiding the Lazarus Group, a hacking group associated with the government of North Korea. The Treasury Department stated that this was the first sanction that they had imposed on a cryptocurrency mixer.
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Sun, Mengqi (2022-05-06). "U.S. Blacklists Mixer Used to Launder Proceeds from Axie Infinity Crypto Hack". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-05-17. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-blacklists-mixer-used-to-launder-proceeds-from-axie-infinity-crypto-hack-11651873390 ↩
Sun, Mengqi (2022-05-06). "U.S. Blacklists Mixer Used to Launder Proceeds from Axie Infinity Crypto Hack". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2022-05-17. https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-blacklists-mixer-used-to-launder-proceeds-from-axie-infinity-crypto-hack-11651873390 ↩
"U.S. Treasury Issues First-Ever Sanctions on a Virtual Currency Mixer, Targets DPRK Cyber Threats". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-05-17. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0768 ↩
Clark, Mitchell (2022-05-06). "US punishes Blender.io for helping North Korea launder millions in stolen Axie crypto". The Verge. Retrieved 2022-05-17. https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/6/23060544/us-treasury-blender-io-sanctions-bitcoin-mixer ↩
"U.S. Treasury Issues First-Ever Sanctions on a Virtual Currency Mixer, Targets DPRK Cyber Threats". U.S. Department of the Treasury. Retrieved 2022-05-17. https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0768 ↩