# 3Here’s what happened in crypto today... By [Ashkan](https://paragraph.com/@4545c) · 2023-09-16 --- Cryptocurrency stolen by North Korea-linked hackers [reached $340.4 million](https://cointelegraph.com/news/north-korean-crypto-hacks-down-but-could-change-overnight-chainalysis) as of Sept. 14, 2023, according to research from blockchain security firm Chainalysis. While the figure is down 80% from the $1.65 billion stolen by the hackers in 2022, the firm has warned the industry that the risk is just as present as ever. “The fact that this year’s numbers are down is not necessarily an indicator of improved security or reduced criminal activity,” Chainalysis [said](https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/north-korea-russia-crypto-money-laundering/) in a Sept. 14 report. “We must remember that 2022 set a dismally high benchmark.” Crypto mining company Core Scientific has reached a $45 million settlement with former crypto lender Celsius in relation to a mining data center dispute. Meanwhile, the Bitcoin miner who received 19.8 Bitcoin [**BTC**](https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price) [**$26,540**](https://cointelegraph.com/bitcoin-price) in accidental fees from Paxos has returned the funds, and research shows that North Korea-linked hackers have stolen a total of $340.4 million in cryptocurrencies so far in 2023. ### **Celsius and Core Scientific agree on $45 million settlement** Crypto miner Core Scientific has [reached an agreement](https://cointelegraph.com/news/celsius-settles-litigation-core-scientific) with Celsius Network to settle an ongoing legal dispute — pending court approval. On Sept. 15, Core Scientific announced that it had agreed to sell a Bitcoin mining data center to Celsius for $14 million cash, thereby resolving “all existing litigation.” The value of the data center was roughly $45 million. [https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-happened-in-crypto-today](https://cointelegraph.com/news/what-happened-in-crypto-today) ![](https://storage.googleapis.com/papyrus_images/128d3cfa99cffede91626dcc6414e92324b24551d961b9a1af1c093a27290bf4.png) --- *Originally published on [Ashkan](https://paragraph.com/@4545c/3here-s-what-happened-in-crypto-today)*