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How North Korea makes a fortune stealing crypto

As international sanctions have cut into North Korea's ability to import and export things, they've become desperate for cash. They've been running crazy schemes to get it — smuggling, stealing, lying, cheating, swashbuckling — but that's nothing compared to what they make from stealing cryptocurrency. In fact, most of their foreign currency now comes from stolen crypto. So, can anything be done to stop the world's first nuclear-armed crypto bro, Kim Jong-un?

English
  • Originally Aired November 16, 2023
  • Runtime 16 minutes
  • Created April 7, 2025 by
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  • Modified April 7, 2025 by
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