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North Korea’s Stolen Crypto Bonanza

US believes money is used to fund nuclear program

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Sep 11, 2023
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The crapshoot world of cryptocurrency has been invaded by North Korea, which has discovered a cornucopia of stolen funds to pay to develop its nuclear armaments program over the past several years, officials say. Most recently, more than US$1 billion was laundered via a crypto platform called Tornado Cash, according to a 37-page indictment recently file…

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