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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 | 03 Apr 25 13:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.204s | source
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Kapura ◴[03 Apr 25 14:00 UTC] 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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thinkingtoilet ◴[03 Apr 25 14:41 UTC] No.43570428[source]▶
I got into bitcoin around 2011ish for some time. I was never a True Believer but I was a 'soft believer'. At the time, when people asked me if Bitcoin is the future I would always say "I think it or something like it will be very useful". Fast forward 10 years and there's been no actual use of crypto. No killer app. No disrupting the finance world. It seems to be used exclusively by smart people as a means of extracting wealth from people who don't understand it.
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1. lifestyleguru ◴[03 Apr 25 15:12 UTC] No.43570908[source]▶
> Fast forward 10 years and there's been no actual use of crypto. No killer app. No disrupting the finance world.

Just today I answered call on my mom's phone from unknown number. Regarding payout from blockchain investment account. Not the killer app and disruption we deserve, but the only one we got.