How Kim Jong-un became a Crypto Bro | If You’re Listening | ABC In-depth

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  • As international sanctions have cut into North Korea’s ability to import and export things, they’ve become desperate for cash.
    They’ve been running crazy schemes to get it - smuggling, stealing, lying, cheating, swashbuckling - but that’s nothing compared to what they make from stealing cryptocurrency.
    In fact, most of their foreign currency now comes from stolen crypto.
    So, can anything be done to stop the world’s first nuclear-armed crypto bro, Kim Jong-un?
    Matt Bevan takes a look.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 74

  • @jackmacfakie1387
    @jackmacfakie1387 6 місяців тому +5

    I was unaware of any connection between North Korea and the collapse of FTX.

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    @RichyGold1243 5 місяців тому +21

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      @kennethbrian9225 5 місяців тому

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      @RachealAleid 5 місяців тому

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      @alexanderaeron5468 5 місяців тому

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      @WilsonRose-lu1fs 5 місяців тому

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      @andrewpaul951 5 місяців тому

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  • @dave-o9522
    @dave-o9522 6 місяців тому +12

    The piece doesn't really touch on how the North Koreans convert that crypto into cash. That's a key thing for the UN to focus on. BTC has no value to them if it can't be cashed out. The whole thing should be banned for eternity.

    • @davescott7680
      @davescott7680 6 місяців тому +2

      And that's the extra funny thing about crypto the ledger is entirely publicly viewable. You can literally trace transactions and wallets.
      Surely after these hacks we can identify target wallets, and black list them entirely wiping out any value.

  • @redherronrecords
    @redherronrecords 6 місяців тому +4

    Sam Wankman-Fraud should've just blamed north korea bro 😂

  • @davidcook9135
    @davidcook9135 6 місяців тому +2

    Great story, well edited 👏

  • @shashinweeratunga841
    @shashinweeratunga841 25 днів тому

    Been watching If you're listening for awhile now and I just want to give a shoutout to the Graphics dude and the editor because its hilarious but also engaging! Matt, you're alright hahaha

  • @jeremycox8261
    @jeremycox8261 6 місяців тому +12

    I love this stuff. The world is so out of control and we’re helpless to fix it.

  • @daruro11
    @daruro11 6 місяців тому +1

    Great report Matt

  • @catalinacurio
    @catalinacurio 6 місяців тому +2

    Is this why we have all the Crypto Amazon bots?

  • @cola-z9219
    @cola-z9219 6 місяців тому +1

    Not saying this is not but just because a graph goes up and down does not make it a pyramid scheme.

  • @ema2031
    @ema2031 6 місяців тому +4

    You didnt tell us HOW N Korea is stealing the crypto??

    • @Aaron-mu1oz
      @Aaron-mu1oz 6 місяців тому +1

      Social engineering.

    • @SeedEarth
      @SeedEarth 6 місяців тому +2

      Did you watch this or just read the head line lol

    • @roh5876
      @roh5876 6 місяців тому +1

      By robbing Crypto Exchanges.

    • @MatthewSummerton
      @MatthewSummerton 6 місяців тому +3

      He did, right at the beginning of the video. They are using phishing emails.

  • @avus-kw2f213
    @avus-kw2f213 6 місяців тому

    3:08 yes they can just look at their precision guided munitions

  • @henrycarlson7514
    @henrycarlson7514 6 місяців тому +1

    Interesting , Thank You

  • @zhim57
    @zhim57 6 місяців тому +1

    too bad that nothing of the money will go to food...

    • @chupacabra304
      @chupacabra304 2 місяці тому +1

      Well, not food for comrade farmer ! It needs to be sent to comrade Kim for … uh equal redistribution 😂

  • @Willchannel90
    @Willchannel90 6 місяців тому +1

    They got a cash crab in the net.

  • @daafrsn7651
    @daafrsn7651 6 місяців тому +5

    crime is committed with every currency that exists.
    People who get their crypto stolen clearly don’t understand the responsibility that comes with owning this kinda of currency

    • @theadventuresofzoomandbettie
      @theadventuresofzoomandbettie 6 місяців тому +1

      which is a bit weird as there is a certain amount of know-how needed just to get into it in the first place.

    • @sirtra
      @sirtra 6 місяців тому +1

      Yeah, you've got your NFT's locked up safe n sound where no one but you can access them, not like those other plebs leaving access to everyone on the Open Sea amirite?! 😂

    • @shrek769
      @shrek769 6 місяців тому +1

      Well, if you have your private keys held by a third party custodian (such as a crypto exchange) then you're pretty much asking to lose your stuff

  • @luminism
    @luminism 6 місяців тому

    Is the background music at the start a rip off of Darude - Sandstorm? lmao

  • @Dark-Markets
    @Dark-Markets 4 місяці тому

    I guess it's kind of a bit but your definition of a pyramid scheme is wild as hell

  • @stevedening5864
    @stevedening5864 6 місяців тому +6

    Be funny if people walked away from Crypto because he made it worthless

  • @davidwilkie9551
    @davidwilkie9551 6 місяців тому

    Silly

  • @organicod2438
    @organicod2438 6 місяців тому +1

    😂

  • @pingerboy69
    @pingerboy69 6 місяців тому +1

    I wanna see what Trump will do if he gets in the White House again. lol he super unpredictable 😆 🤣 but funny as hell with that hair of his and facial expressions. Lol, and let's not forget his fake tan, lol

  • @trollhunter4956
    @trollhunter4956 6 місяців тому +1

    grooming us for the cbdc

    • @chupacabra304
      @chupacabra304 2 місяці тому

      Yeah Fiat currency really is grooming us with monopoly bucks

  • @Paradoxisthefingerprintofgod
    @Paradoxisthefingerprintofgod 6 місяців тому

    No sh*t. Like we don't already know.

  • @paulcleary7437
    @paulcleary7437 6 місяців тому +3

    Axie Infinity isn’t a scam, I would take that down before the ABC get sued. It’s very much a live product

    • @dave-o9522
      @dave-o9522 6 місяців тому +1

      The thousands of poverty stricken Filipinos that got screwed by it may disagree.

    • @sirtra
      @sirtra 6 місяців тому +4

      Sued by who and where exactly?
      This isn't in America. It is an Australian programme on an Australian public television channel that is funded by the Australian Government.

  • @lessparks8553
    @lessparks8553 6 місяців тому

    No I'm not listening to you anymore

    • @pandemicoftheunvaccinated5367
      @pandemicoftheunvaccinated5367 6 місяців тому +3

      Says someone whose information universe consists solely of social media, group messaging apps,live streams or nut job conspiracy theorist websites

  • @broomehillwa6318
    @broomehillwa6318 6 місяців тому

    😂😂😂😂