Circle blacklist addresses tied to Lazarus GroupCircle has become the latest stablecoin issuer to blacklist addresses tied to North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group, blockchain data shows.More than $1.5 million worth of Circle’s USD Coin (USDC) were blacklisted on Sept. 14 from the wallet addresses “0x36f…22A70” and “0x12E…44DB6.”However, blockchain sleuth ZachXBT criticized Circle in a Sept. 14 X post, noting it came more than four months after competitor firms Tether, Paxos, and Techteryx took similar action in late April.Nearly $5 million worth of United States dollar-backed stablecoins have…