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  • OgdenTO [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    It makes a lot of sense for DPRK to put effort into things like this. It's a risk/benefit ratio that's very appealing. Steal untraceable money from capitalists and fund your own programs. It's like reverse imperialism? Leaching from capital to fund the people's survival.

    • karl3422 [none/use name]
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      3 years ago

      I mean it's not untraceable there's literally a public ledger recording all transactions it could not be more traceable. it's just not regulated for some unknowable reason

      • OgdenTO [he/him]
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        3 years ago

        You're right, all transactions are completely trackable, that is the point of blockchain, it's just that it seems to be extremely easy to be anonymous in transactions? How do crypto thefts occur otherwise?

        • karl3422 [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          well it's not regulated or recognised as an asset by the law so they can just get away with having robbed people although admittedly I agree with the law that what they stole is stupid and has no value

        • spectre [he/him]
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          3 years ago

          There are ways to anonymize the transactions that are varying levels of effective

      • CyberMao [it/its]
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        3 years ago

        some unknowable reason

        Not enough rich people have been fucked over and the New Money created from the crypto boom doesn’t have enough influence to buy politicians and lock in their shit to turn it generational

        • karl3422 [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          yeah that'd be it North Korea stealing some might get them to change their mind on that though

        • karl3422 [none/use name]
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          3 years ago

          still seems more traceable than cash which you could put through a similar process