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Yahoo
17-03-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Crypto Exchange OKX Suspends DeFi Service After EU Scrutiny
(Bloomberg) -- Digital-asset exchange OKX has suspended a service used by hackers to launder proceeds from a $1.5 billion heist on trading platform Bybit, after drawing scrutiny from European watchdogs. ICE Eyes Massive California Tent Facility Amid Space Constraints How Britain's Most Bike-Friendly New Town Got Built The Dark Prophet of Car-Clogged Cities Washington, DC, Region Braces for 'Devastating' Cuts from Congress Saving the Signature Sound of Washington, DC 'After consulting with regulators, we made the proactive decision to temporarily suspend our DEX aggregator services,' OKX said in a statement on Monday. 'This move allows us to implement additional upgrades to prevent further misuse.' The move comes after a Bloomberg News report said regulators had zeroed in on the use of OKX's Web3 service by Bybit hackers — which authorities have linked to North Korea — to launder an estimated $100 million of proceeds from the heist. The February hack was the biggest and among the most sophisticated to hit the crypto industry so far. OKX and Bybit have been at odds over the Web3 service's role in how hackers laundered the stolen assets. Bybit Chief Executive Officer Ben Zhou said in a March 4 post on X that the OKX platform had been used to funnel $100 million of hacked funds. An OKX representative said the company disputes Bybit's claim, without providing specifics. OKX is subject to the European Union's new Markets in Cryptoassets, or MiCA, regulations. National watchdogs from the European Union's 27 member states discussed the exchange's Web3 service at a meeting hosted by the European Securities and Markets Authority's Digital Finance Standing Committee on March 6, according to the Bloomberg News report. OKX markets its Web3 platform as a decentralized-finance platform and self-custodial wallet that gives crypto traders access to various exchanges and blockchains. The DEX aggregator is one of the services offered through the Web3 wallet, a spokesperson for the company said. Founded in 2017 and based in the Seychelles, OKX offers trading in over 300 cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin and Ether over its centralized exchange. In July, the company said 53 million individual wallets had been created on its separate Web3 service, adding that the platform covered 100 different blockchains. (Updates with dispute between OKX and Bybit in fourth paragraph.) Nvidia Looks Past DeepSeek and Tariffs for AI's Next Chapter How America Got Hooked on H Mart How Trump's 'No Tax on Tips' Could Backfire for the Working Class College Presidents on Trump, Tuition and Universities Under Pressure As China's Birth Rate Drops, Pampered Pets Reap the Benefits ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. Sign in to access your portfolio
Bloomberg
11-03-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Bybit Hack Prompts EU Scrutiny of OKX Platform Used by Thieves
European crypto regulators are scrutinizing the use of a service offered by OKX, one of the largest digital-asset exchanges, by hackers to launder proceeds from a $1.5 billion heist on trading platform Bybit, people with knowledge of the matter said. National watchdogs from the European Union's 27 member states discussed the issue at a meeting hosted by the European Securities and Markets Authority 's Digital Finance Standing Committee on March 6, the people said, asking not to be named because the deliberations are confidential. OKX is subject to the EU's new Markets in Cryptoassets, or MiCA, regulations.
