# ZachXBT infiltrates $1B crypto syndicate to expose Lazarus Group

https://mins.news/en/item/87012

- CryptoSlate, 2026-10-05 20:50 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://cryptoslate.com/zachxbt-infiltrates-1b-crypto-syndicate-to-expose-lazarus-group/

> Blockchain investigator ZachXBT says he posed as a crypto client to infiltrate a Chinese laundering syndicate, funding repeated stablecoin trades with 349,700 USDC. He alleges the network laundered over $1 billion for Lazarus Group and traced more than $12 million in Bybit exploit funds. Tether later froze 442,000 USDT linked to the cluster.

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