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US charges crypto founders over alleged support for North Korean hackers

The US has charged two cofounders of Tornado Cash with money laundering and other crimes [File: Patrick Semansky/AP Photo]

The United States has charged two cofounders of the cryptocurrency mixer Tornado Cash with money laundering and other crimes a year after authorities banned the Russian-founded platform over its alleged support of North Korean hackers.

Roman Semenov and Roman Storm have been charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering, conspiracy to commit sanctions violations, and conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money-transmitting business, the US justice department said in a statement on Wednesday.

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