In 2025, an exchange insider planted a backdoor, enabling North Korea’s Lazarus Group to steal $500 million in ETH. SlowMist tracked the group using on-chain analysis, identifying 50,000 ETH moved through Tornado Cash, matching Lazarus’ 2022 Axie Infinity hack patterns. SlowMist’s AI tools flagged 70% of the funds routed to Tron-based mixers, a Lazarus hallmark. The FBI’s 2024 report on Lazarus’ social engineering tactics, like the DMM Bitcoin attack, aided SlowMist in tracing wallet clusters linked to North Korean IPs. Despite $100 million laundered, SlowMist froze 20% via exchange partnerships. Lazarus may shift to Zcash by 2026 as mixers face scrutiny, but SlowMist’s tech could recover 10% more funds if global cooperation strengthens.
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Dogecoin and Shiba Inu have had similar price action in the past few weeks, but their respective holders have had different things to discuss. As two of the most popular meme coins, Dogecoin and Shiba Inu seem pretty similar at first glance. Particularly, their price movements in the past few weeks have left many holders disappointed amidst a wider decline among top cryptocurrencies. However, on-chain data suggests SHIB holders might be feeling the heat the most, as the number of addresses in losses has surged recently to almost half of the total addresses.
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Token distribution strategies in 2025 focused on reducing centralization and ensuring fair distribution. Many projects used randomized or merit-based distribution systems to allocate tokens to eligible participants. These strategies were designed to incentivize meaningful involvement, such as governance voting or staking, ensuring that tokens were distributed in a way that fostered community growth and long-term project success.
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