How cryptocurrency theft helps fund North Korea’s nuclear programme
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Analysts estimate cryptocurrency theft supplies about half of North Korea’s foreign currency, much of it for military spending including nuclear weapons. TRM Labs linked the $6.3bn (£4.7bn) Binance hack to TraderTraitor, also known as Lazarus Group, though that link is not yet proven. A UN panel told the Security Council in spring 2024 it was reviewing 58 suspected attacks on crypto firms from 2017–2023 worth $3bn. Kim Jong-un controls roughly 50 warheads and backs Russia in Ukraine while the UN says 40% of North Koreans are undernourished.
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