當朝鮮黑客使用Thorchain從Bybit偷走了9億美元的洗錢時，它引發了該平台運營商的裂痕

當顯然朝鮮黑客使用Thorchain上個月從Crypto Exchange偷來的14億美元

When it became apparent that North Korean hackers were using Thorchain to launder $1.4 billion stolen from crypto exchange Bybit last month, it triggered a clash among the platform’s operators.

當顯然朝鮮黑客使用Thorchain上個月從Crypto Exchange Bybit偷走了14億美元的洗錢時，它引發了該平台運營商的衝突。

One group was appalled and pushed to shut off the network until they had the situation under control.

一群人感到震驚，並推動關閉網絡，直到他們控制了情況。

But others who were dedicated to upholding the network’s decentralisation — a common aspiration for blockchain projects — wanted to keep it running, no matter who was using it, or for what purpose.

但是，其他致力於維護網絡的權力下放的人（對區塊鏈項目的普遍願望）都希望保持其運行，無論是誰在使用它或出於什麼目的。

The latter group won out.

後一組贏了。

Over the following week, North Korean hackers the Lazarus Group used Thorchain in the laundering of $900 million worth of crypto, according to an analysis by Taylor Monahan, the lead security researcher at the crypto wallet MetaMask.

在接下來的一周中，朝鮮黑客拉扎魯斯集團（Lazarus Group）在洗劫價值9億美元的加密貨幣中使用了Thorchain。

And the node operators — volunteers who process transactions — pocketed millions in fees.

節點運營商（正在處理交易的志願者）的費用數百萬。

Now, the network, which specialises in swaps between incompatible blockchains, is facing a barrage of criticism.

現在，該網絡專門研究不兼容的區塊鏈之間的互換，正面臨著批評的攻擊。

Thorchain’s dilemma demonstrates the tension between creating decentralised financial products and preventing the facilitation of criminal activity.

Thorchain的困境表明，創建分散的金融產品與防止犯罪活動的促進之間的張力。

The episode also casts a spotlight on the question of whether inaction amounts to knowingly aiding in the laundering of stolen funds for a pariah state that flouts international law.

這一集還引起了人們的關注，即不採取行動是否有意識地促進盜竊國際法的很少資金的盜竊資金。

Between 2007 and 2023, Lazarus Group hacks have cost crypto firms and DeFi projects over $3.4 billion, per a DL News calculation.

根據DL新聞計算，在2007年至2023年之間，Lazarus Group Hacks的成本超過34億美元。

The hacker group stole an additional 40% of that amount in just the Bybit hack. North Korea uses the money from crypto thefts to advance its nuclear missile programme.

黑客小組僅在Bybit Hack中又偷走了這一數量的40％。朝鮮利用加密盜竊的錢推進其核導彈計劃。

Then there is the potential legal exposure.

然後是潛在的法律曝光。

“Thorchain’s decentralised nature does not fully insulate it from the legal ramifications of facilitating illicit transactions,” Yuriy Brisov, a partner at crypto legal consulting firm D&A Partners, told DL News.

加密法律諮詢公司D＆A Partners的合夥人Yuriy Brisov告訴DL News：“ Thorchain的分散性質並沒有使其與促進非法交易的法律影響完全隔離。”

Privacy protocol Tornado Cash showed what can happen when authorities try to enforce sanctions in crypto.

隱私協議龍捲風現金表明，噹噹局試圖在加密貨幣中執行製裁時會發生什麼。

One of the protocol’s developers, Alexey Pertsev, was sentenced by a Dutch court in May to a five year prison sentence.

該協議的一名開發商Alexey Pertsev在5月被荷蘭法院判處五年徒刑。

Two more of the protocol’s developers are awaiting trial in the US.

該協議的兩個開發人員正在等待美國的試驗。

There’s no indication that Thorchain or its node operators are under investigation in any jurisdiction for its role in handling proceeds from the Bybit hack.

沒有任何跡象表明，胸切chain或其節點運營商正在調查任何司法管轄區，因為其在處理Bybit Hack的收益中的作用。

But if the authorities responsible for enforcing sanctions decided to make a move, they could go after node operators — many of whom are publicly known and reside in the US.

但是，如果負責執行製裁的當局決定採取行動，他們可以追隨節點運營商 - 其中許多人是公開知名的，並居住在美國。

Those who chose to keep the network running despite it handling hundreds of millions of dollars worth of transactions for North Korea, onchain records show.

Onchain Records顯示，那些選擇保持網絡運行的人，儘管該網絡為朝鮮處理價值數億美元的交易。

The Bybit heist has already become the stuff of crypto lore given its scale and the brazenness of the laundering operation that occurred in its immediate aftermath.

鑑於它的規模以及在其直接的後果發生的洗錢行動的規模和誇張的行動，Bybit搶劫案已經成為加密貨幣的知識。

On February 21, North Korean hackers hit crypto exchange Bybit for $1.4 billion by compromising the exchange’s wallet provider, Safe Wallet.

2月21日，朝鮮黑客以14億美元的價格損害了交易所的錢包提供商安全的錢包，以14億美元的價格擊中了加密貨幣交易所。

As part of Lazarus’ laundering efforts it used DeFi exchanges, including Thorchain, to swap the stolen Ether tokens into Bitcoin and other crypto assets.

作為Lazarus洗錢工作的一部分，它使用了包括Thorchain在內的Defi交流，將被盜的以太代幣交換為比特幣和其他加密資產。

About 100 volunteer operators run the Thorchain network and process transactions.

大約100名志願操作員運行Thorchain網絡和過程交易。

To make changes which would stop Lazarus Group from using Thorchain, a majority of these node operators have to agree on taking action.

為了做出更改，這將阻止拉撒路集團使用胸骨，大多數這些節點操作員必須同意採取行動。

On February 26, five days after the Bybit hack, some of Thorchain’s node operators paused trading on its Ethereum version, which Lazarus was primarily using, a Thorchain developer who wished to remain anonymous, told DL News.

2月26日，托蘭chain的一些節點運營商在其以太坊版本上停下了貿易，拉撒路主要使用的是，托蘭的節點運營商暫停了交易。

But within 30 minutes the pause was overturned by other node operators who wanted to keep the network running.

但是在30分鐘內，停頓被其他節點操作員推翻，他們希望保持網絡運行。

Conversations in the Thorchain Discord — a messaging app — show a divide between node operators who wanted to pause the network and those who did not.

Thorchain Discord中的對話（一個消息傳遞應用程序）顯示了想要暫停網絡的節點操作員與沒有網絡的節點操作員之間的鴻溝。

It’s not the first time Thorchain’s node operators shut off the network. In January, they temporarily paused the network’s lending markets to avoid insolvency.

這不是Thorchain的節點操作員第一次關閉網絡。一月份，他們暫時暫停了網絡的貸款市場，以避免破產。

Thorchain is decentralised and has no central point of authority — it comprises individual operators similar to Bitcoin or Ethereum. Many of its operators and supporters say the chain has no responsibility to decide who can or cannot use it.

Thorchain是分散的，沒有中心的權威點 - 它包括類似於比特幣或以太坊的個人操作員。它的許多運營商和支持者表示，該連鎖店不責任決定誰可以或不能使用它。

As a result, there is no one who can comment on behalf of the network.

結果，沒有人可以代表網絡發表評論。

“Node operators on Thorchain are not unlike node operators on other chains,” John-Paul Thorbjornsen, a prominent Thorchain community member who was part of the network’s original developer team, told DL News.

“ Thorchain上的節點運營商與其他連鎖店的節點運營商沒有什麼不同，”著名的Thorchain社區成員John-Paul Thorbjornsen是該網絡原始開發人員團隊的一部分，他告訴DL News。

“They are not there to form an opinion on who should use the chain.”

“他們不在那裡就誰應該使用鏈條形成意見。”

After the pause was reversed, Pluto, a pseudonymous Thorchain developer who backed the pause, stepped away from the project.

停頓後，冥王星是冥王星，他是胸胸開發人員，他支持停頓，脫離了該項目。

Pluto did not respond to a request for comment.

冥王星沒有回應置評請求。

Thorbjornsen said node operators aren’t worried about legal action. They can now run a patch to filter out sanctioned crypto addresses, he

Thorbjornsen說，節點運營商並不擔心法律行動。他們現在可以運行一個補丁以過濾批准的加密地址，他