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North Korea Is Allegedly Using Elon Musk and Cartoon-Themed Meme Coins to Launder the Billions in Crypto It Stole From Binance

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North Korea Is Allegedly Using Elon Musk and Cartoon-Themed Meme Coins to Launder the Billions in Crypto It Stole From Binance
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Last month, hackers who were likely working on behalf of North Korea absconded with billions in stolen cryptocurrency after breaking into Binance, the world’s largest crypto exchange. Now, according to the crypto research firm Elliptic, Pyongyang is using meme coins to launder the hijacked funds.



The Binance heist is the biggest in crypto history, with hackers making off with $6.3 billion in crypto coins in just 20 minutes after months of complex planning.



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