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Chainalysis flags DeFi receipt-token route in Binance hack

Chainalysis identified a DeFi receipt-token route used in the Binance hack, in which USDT was deposited into JustLend, transferred as jUSDT and redeemed by another wallet. The onchain example illustrates how receipt tokens can obscure the movement of stolen funds across DeFi protocols.

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The notable point is methodological: receipt tokens like jUSDT are standard DeFi plumbing, not a hack, but they can act as a laundering layer because the redeemable position, not the original deposit, becomes the visible onchain object. That matters for compliance teams and protocol risk monitors who trace flows by token rather than by depositor. Whether analytics firms and DeFi front-ends tighten monitoring around receipt-token redemptions is the open question.

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