🚨 On Nov 4, 2025, the Department of the Treasury’s OFAC sanctioned 8 individuals & 2 entities for their role in laundering funds derived from a variety of illicit #DPRK schemes, including cybercrime and IT worker fraud. 🔗https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0302 1️⃣ Using @MistTrack_io, we analyzed USDT-TRC20 addresses on the sanctions list: 🔹~16M USDT received in total; 🔹60% of addresses now have zero balance (funds moved/laundered); 🔹Remaining 40% hold ~6.5M USDT, frozen by #Tether. 2️⃣ Transaction patterns reveal: 🔹Activity Aug 2023 – Jul 2025, peak mid-2024 → H1 2025; 🔹Frequent multi-stage transfers & back-and-forth movements (e.g., TGKgL, TGpNz); 🔹Funds are tracked to popular exchanges. 3️⃣Key AML lessons: 🔹Screen on-chain addresses in real-time; 🔹Perform historical transaction due diligence; 🔹Avoid sanctioned wallets & suspicious paths; 🔹Exchanges & businesses should enhance #KYC & #KYT monitoring. 4️⃣ SlowMist’s AML system: 🔹400M+ address labels tracked; 🔹1K+ entities, 500K+ threat intelligence addresses; 🔹90M+ risk addresses identified; 🔹Supports real-time monitoring & compliance, reducing exposure to illicit crypto funds. 🔗 Full analysis: https://slowmist.medium.com/u-s-sanctions-north-koreas-crypto-laundering-network-multiple-bank-staff-and-financial-d78de50e6404(SlowMist)