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Chainalysis and South Korea's national police have formalized a working relationship to combat crypto-enabled crime, bringing blockchain analytics into one of Asia's most active enforcement jurisdictions.
The partnership spans a wide threat spectrum — from DPRK state-level operations to retail investor scams — reflecting the breadth of what South Korean authorities have been contending with.
A Two-Front Enforcement Problem South Korea's national police have not been fighting a single type of crypto crime.
At one end sits the threat from North Korea: state-sponsored actors using digital assets to circumvent sanctions and finance operations that draw scrutiny from governments well beyond Seoul.
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