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North Korean hackers launder $242 million of Binance loot via Tron as FBI presses THORChain: analyst
分析师：朝鲜黑客经Tron洗白2.42亿美元Binance赃款，FBI施压THORChain
Relay handling the largest share of $48 million among bridges like THORChain and Chainflip puts cross-chain operators on the spot to decide whether to tighten screening.
Judgment
Relay and peer bridge operators now face a concrete screening choice: whether to tighten controls despite losing volume to rivals, given Relay alone moved $48 million of the $140 million routed off Tron.
Basis
The Block reports that North Korean hackers laundered $242 million of Binance loot via Tron and that bridges Relay, THORChain, Chainflip and Symbiosis moved about $140 million of stolen funds off Tron. The same report says Relay handled the most, at $48 million, while the FBI presses THORChain. Mechanism: cross-chain bridges transfer assets off Tron, so screening at bridge ingress or egress determines whether stolen funds can keep moving; tighter checks raise compliance cost and can divert flow to less strict bridges.
- Laundered via Tron$242 million
- Moved off Tron by bridgesabout $140 million
- Relay share$48 million
Unclear The source does not say what screening standards, if any, each bridge applies or how much of Relay’s $48 million was flagged before transfer.
Next Next check: whether Relay, THORChain, Chainflip or Symbiosis publishes new wallet-screening rules or blocked-address updates tied to this $140 million flow.