Episode 2: Crypto Heist

 Hosts Sug Shin and Dan Chung discuss North Korea’s theft of $400 million in crypto currency. In this episode Sug and Dan talk about the many illicit ways in which North Korea makes money from making methamphetamine to fake US $100 bills. They also explore the many legitimate ways the country makes money from sending their workers overseas to their great mineral deposits. 

CORRECTION: In the episode, Dan says that experts estimate that there are hundreds of millions of dollars worth of fake, North Korea-produced hundred dollar bills in circulation. 

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North Korea steals cryptocurrency: North Korean Teacher Arrested

North Korea’s illicit activities

North Korea’s mineral wealth

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