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$1.5B ByBit Hack: How North Korea Became a Top3 BTC Holder
From hackers to Bitcoin whales—North Korea just shook the Web3 world.
In today’s episode, we dive into one of the biggest crypto heists ever:
a $1.5 billion hack on ByBit, allegedly pulled off by North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group.
The result? The regime now holds more Bitcoin than Bhutan and El Salvador combined
—ranking #3 among global government BTC holders. 👀
We break it down:
✅ How the hack happened and where the money went
✅ Why this puts North Korea in crypto’s geopolitical spotlight
✅ The “Lazarus Bounty” program & global exchange backlash
As the line between cybercrime and nation-state strategy gets blurrier,
we ask: is this just a heist—or the dawn of a new kind of digital arms race?
Tune in and let’s unpack the wild world of crypto, geopolitics, and digital power moves.
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From hackers to Bitcoin whales—North Korea just shook the Web3 world.
In today’s episode, we dive into one of the biggest crypto heists ever:
a $1.5 billion hack on ByBit, allegedly pulled off by North Korea’s notorious Lazarus Group.
The result? The regime now holds more Bitcoin than Bhutan and El Salvador combined
—ranking #3 among global government BTC holders. 👀
We break it down:
✅ How the hack happened and where the money went
✅ Why this puts North Korea in crypto’s geopolitical spotlight
✅ The “Lazarus Bounty” program & global exchange backlash
As the line between cybercrime and nation-state strategy gets blurrier,
we ask: is this just a heist—or the dawn of a new kind of digital arms race?
Tune in and let’s unpack the wild world of crypto, geopolitics, and digital power moves.
--
Hosting provided by SoundOn