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Kim Jong-un can't find enough sketchy money launderers to handle his $5 billion crypto crime spree

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 18, 2025
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Donald Trump friend and confidante Kim Jong-un, dictator of North Korea (Alexander Khitrov / Shutterstock.com)

Looks like North Korea's crypto-stealing spree is giving its Supreme Leader a Supreme Headache. After swiping over $5 billion in digital dollars since 2017 — including $1.5 billion snatch-and-grab from Bybit last month — the Hermit Kingdom finds…

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