North Korea’s nuclear program is funded by stolen crypto. Could FTX collapse it?
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Re: North Korea’s nuclear program is funded by stolen crypto. Could FTX collapse it?
#2So wait. If North Korea stole a couple billion over ~5 years, and it's a significant fraction of their nuclear program budget, why is the crash suggested to be such a disaster? Haven't they already sold most of their Bitcoins for missile parts?
Re: North Korea’s nuclear program is funded by stolen crypto. Could FTX collapse it?
#3So wait. If North Korea stole a couple billion over ~5 years, and it's a significant fraction of their nuclear program budget, why is the crash suggested to be such a disaster? Haven't they already sold most of their Bitcoins for missile parts?
It just means that stealing crypto is no longer a viable source of funds to operate their nuclear program.
Re: North Korea’s nuclear program is funded by stolen crypto. Could FTX collapse it?
#4So wait. If North Korea stole a couple billion over ~5 years, and it's a significant fraction of their nuclear program budget, why is the crash suggested to be such a disaster? Haven't they already sold most of their Bitcoins for missile parts?
It just means that stealing crypto is no longer a viable source of funds to operate their nuclear program.
I mean, sure it is, they just gotta steal more.
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#5Re: North Korea’s nuclear program is funded by stolen crypto. Could FTX collapse it?
#6I thought they were funded by perfectly counterfeiting US dollars.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdollar
I note that when I searched DDG for “north korea counterfeit dollar” it listed several sites offering to sell super dollars in bulk. That’s… ballsy.
Re: North Korea’s nuclear program is funded by stolen crypto. Could FTX collapse it?
#7I thought they were funded by perfectly counterfeiting US dollars. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superdollar I note that when I searched DDG for “north korea counterfeit dollar” it listed several sites offering to sell super dollars in bulk. That’s… ballsy.
Nice try, secret service
Re: North Korea’s nuclear program is funded by stolen crypto. Could FTX collapse it?
#8What are the best references available for telling the story of exactly how stolen Bitcoin turns into nuclear weapons?
Re: North Korea’s nuclear program is funded by stolen crypto. Could FTX collapse it?
#9North Korea deals drugs and arms in the third world and has small supplies of foreign currency with large supplies of counterfeits. I doubt the program they've been funding since the mid 90s solely hinges on cryptocurrency.
Re: North Korea’s nuclear program is funded by stolen crypto. Could FTX collapse it?
#10What are the best references available for telling the story of exactly how stolen Bitcoin turns into nuclear weapons?
Perhaps not the full story you’re looking for, but episode 119 of Darknet Diaries [1] discusses North Korea’s crypto heists.