Odaily Planet Daily News: The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture lawsuit seeking the confiscation of $7.74 million in cryptocurrency laundered by North Korean IT workers through fraudulent means while employed by companies in the U.S. and abroad. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, North Korean IT workers used false or fraudulent identities to gain employment at U.S. cryptocurrency companies, receiving compensation in stablecoins, which were then laundered through various methods and returned to North Korea. (Decrypt)