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South Korea's KNPA Signs Chainalysis MOU Targeting Full Crypto Crime Spectrum

6/11/2026

South Korea's National Police Agency formalized an expanded cooperation agreement with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis on April 22, extending a pre-existing relationship into a memorandum of understanding covering the full range of digital asset crime.

Intelligence sharing, joint training, and advanced blockchain tracing are the stated deliverables — a posture that moves beyond passive transaction monitoring.

For market participants across the region holding assets from $ASIA to Axie Infinity's $AXS, Korean law enforcement now carries more analytical reach.

Scope: More Than a North Korea Response North Korean state-sponsored groups — including Lazarus, already implicated in some of the largest crypto thefts on record — are a named focus.

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