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

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125 points Bostonian | 4 comments | 03 Apr 25 13:03 UTC | HN request time: 0.201s | 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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deadbabe ◴[03 Apr 25 14:45 UTC] No.43570487[source]▶
I’ve never see a “good” crypto millionaire/billionaire.

They’re always a smug racist/sexist/misogynist/ablist tech bro with fucked up visions of the future.

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1. shakow ◴[03 Apr 25 15:13 UTC] No.43570936[source]▶
Isn't that tech billionaires in general?
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2. amrocha ◴[03 Apr 25 15:21 UTC] No.43571045[source]▶
Sure, but crypto millionaires are acting like they’re billionaires.
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3. rchaud ◴[03 Apr 25 15:22 UTC] No.43571068[source]▶
Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer, Mark Cuban....they're not like this. Granted it's a pathetically short list.
4. deadbabe ◴[03 Apr 25 17:39 UTC] No.43573004[source]▶
They tend to use their projected future gains to raise influence and clout today.