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Hackers stole billions in crypto to keep North Korea’s regime afloat

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125 points Bostonian | 1 comments | 4/3/2025, 1:03:00 PM | HN request time: 0.362s | source
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Kapura ◴[4/3/2025, 2:00:00 PM] No.43569809[source]▶

When i look around at all the positive innovations cryptocurrency has failed to deliver, it really does seem like they invented a currency exclusively useful for doing crimes.

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Pixelbrick ◴[4/3/2025, 2:14:00 PM] No.43570006[source]▶

Dirty money for dirty deeds...

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1. madcow2011 ◴[4/3/2025, 2:25:00 PM] No.43570167[source]▶

and these dirty deeds weren't even done dirt cheap!