Blender.io

{{Short description|Cryptocurrency mixer}}

Blender.io is a cryptocurrency mixer that was established in 2017.{{Cite news |last=Sun |first=Mengqi |date=2022-05-06 |title=U.S. Blacklists Mixer Used to Launder Proceeds from Axie Infinity Crypto Hack |language=en-US |work=Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-blacklists-mixer-used-to-launder-proceeds-from-axie-infinity-crypto-hack-11651873390 |access-date=2022-05-17 |issn=0099-9660}} In 2022, it was sanctioned by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury for allegedly aiding the Lazarus Group, a hacking group associated with the government of North Korea.{{Cite web |title=U.S. Treasury Issues First-Ever Sanctions on a Virtual Currency Mixer, Targets DPRK Cyber Threats |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0768 |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=U.S. Department of the Treasury |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Mitchell |date=2022-05-06 |title=US punishes Blender.io for helping North Korea launder millions in stolen Axie crypto |url=https://www.theverge.com/2022/5/6/23060544/us-treasury-blender-io-sanctions-bitcoin-mixer |access-date=2022-05-17 |website=The Verge |language=en}} The Treasury Department stated that this was the first sanction that they had imposed on a cryptocurrency mixer.