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US court backs Bybit’s bid to trace funds from $1.5B North Korea hack

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US court backs Bybit’s bid to trace funds from $1.5B North Korea hack

Expedited discovery allows the exchange to seek account identities, balances and transaction histories from platforms with US operations.

United States court records unsealed on Thursday show that a federal judge backed crypto exchange Bybit’s effort to trace assets stolen in the $1.5 billion North Korea-linked hack by granting the company expedited discovery.&

According to the records, Bybit filed the lawsuit under seal on June 18 against North Korea, its Reconnaissance General Bureau, the Lazarus Group and 20 unidentified defendants. The court granted Bybit’s request for expedited discovery on June 19.

The discovery authority gives Bybit a practical route to identify alleged intermediaries and pursue a small portion of stolen assets that remains traceable, rather than relying solely on a judgment against North Korea.&

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