European regulators are reportedly investigating crypto exchange OKX after hackers allegedly used it to launder proceeds from a nearly $1.5 billion heist on Bybit.

Cryptocurrency exchange OKX is under investigation by European regulators after hackers allegedly used its platform to launder proceeds from a $1.46 billion heist on Bybit, Bloomberg has learned, citing sources familiar with the matter.消息人士稱，

由歐盟27個成員國的國家監管機構領導的調查在3月6日的歐洲證券和市場管理局的數字財務常設委員會會議上進行了討論。據稱，朝鮮支持的黑客通過這項服務洗錢了約1億美元。歐洲監管機構現在正在調查OKX的Web3平台是否屬於Crypto-A的歐盟新市場ssets regulations, which took effect at the end of 2024.

While OKX claims that its Web3 platform is decentralized, regulators from Austria and Croatia argue that it should be governed by MiCA due to its integration with OKX, the report states.

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In a statement to OKX的發言人彭博社否認了任何不法行為，他說OKX參與洗錢資金的主張“不准確且荒謬。據報導，這次襲擊是通過損害安全僱員的計算機來進行的T的技術提供商。違規後不到兩週，拜比特的首席執行官本·週（Ben Zhou）表示，由於黑客使用混合服務的使用，大約有20％的被盜資金變得無法追踪。

目前的調查階段尚不清楚，但它仍然可以導致監管行動，包括對OKX在歐洲授權中的潛在撤銷，包括在歐洲授權的報導，Blomeberg bloomberg evell。根據MICA的第64條，如果該實體未能實施有效的系統來防止洗錢或違反其他重要法規。

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