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HTX dust attacks Kraken as 12,000 transfers collide with EU sanctions

The Cryptonomist·August 26, 2026·1 min read
HTX dust attacks Kraken as 12,000 transfers collide with EU sanctions

Nearly 12,000 unsolicited crypto transfers slammed into addresses linked to Kraken over just eight days in August, triggering a wave of account freezes and reviving a thorny question for the entire exchange industry: what happens when sanctioned money shows up in your wallet without anyone asking for it. The episode, first reported by Bloomberg, has...

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