Troy Stangarone, senior director at the Korea Economic Institute of America (KEI), mentioned the implications of the catastrophic fall of FTX for North Korea. In one of the blogs written by Stangarone for The Diplomat, he highlighted that the fall of FTX weakened North Korea’s ability to exploit the weakness that persisted in the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Stangarone stated that North Korea was largely dependent on profits from cryptocurrency hacks as the country had put the brakes on exports due to its “zero-covid policy.”
He also highlighted the report that was released by Chainalysis, which stated that North Korea looted around $300 million in 2020 and $400 million in 2021. It was also estimated that around $1 billion worth of cryptocurrency has been stolen by North Korea.
Stangarone also stressed the point that, even though the cryptocurrency realm is not new, a lack of proper regulations makes it bait for hackers. In addition, the use of mixers to conceal the origin …
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