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

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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  • @jackmacfakie1387
    @jackmacfakie13876 ай бұрын

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

  • @boourns602

    @boourns602

    3 ай бұрын

    There was no connection

  • @GeorgeSamia

    @GeorgeSamia

    13 күн бұрын

    Sarcasm 😅😂

  • @dave-o9522
    @dave-o95226 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    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.

  • @shashinweeratunga841
    @shashinweeratunga84111 күн бұрын

    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

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    @RichyGold12435 ай бұрын

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    @kennethbrian9225

    5 ай бұрын

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    @RachealAleid

    5 ай бұрын

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    @alexanderaeron5468

    5 ай бұрын

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    @WilsonRose-lu1fs

    5 ай бұрын

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    @andrewpaul951

    5 ай бұрын

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  • @redherronrecords
    @redherronrecords6 ай бұрын

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

  • @jeremycox8261
    @jeremycox82616 ай бұрын

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

  • @davidcook9135
    @davidcook91356 ай бұрын

    Great story, well edited 👏

  • @daruro11
    @daruro116 ай бұрын

    Great report Matt

  • @catalinacurio
    @catalinacurio6 ай бұрын

    Is this why we have all the Crypto Amazon bots?

  • @daafrsn7651
    @daafrsn76516 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

    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

  • @ema2031
    @ema20316 ай бұрын

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

  • @Aaron-mu1oz

    @Aaron-mu1oz

    6 ай бұрын

    Social engineering.

  • @SeedEarth

    @SeedEarth

    6 ай бұрын

    Did you watch this or just read the head line lol

  • @roh5876

    @roh5876

    6 ай бұрын

    By robbing Crypto Exchanges.

  • @MatthewSummerton

    @MatthewSummerton

    6 ай бұрын

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

  • @cola-z9219
    @cola-z92195 ай бұрын

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

  • @avus-kw2f213
    @avus-kw2f2136 ай бұрын

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

  • @henrycarlson7514
    @henrycarlson75146 ай бұрын

    Interesting , Thank You

  • @Willchannel90
    @Willchannel906 ай бұрын

    They got a cash crab in the net.

  • @zhim57
    @zhim576 ай бұрын

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

  • @chupacabra304

    @chupacabra304

    2 ай бұрын

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

  • @luminism
    @luminism6 ай бұрын

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

  • @Dark-Markets
    @Dark-Markets4 ай бұрын

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

  • @stevedening5864
    @stevedening58646 ай бұрын

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

  • @pingerboy69
    @pingerboy696 ай бұрын

    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

  • @davidwilkie9551
    @davidwilkie95516 ай бұрын

    Silly

  • @organicod2438
    @organicod24386 ай бұрын

    😂

  • @trollhunter4956
    @trollhunter49566 ай бұрын

    grooming us for the cbdc

  • @chupacabra304

    @chupacabra304

    2 ай бұрын

    Yeah Fiat currency really is grooming us with monopoly bucks

  • @Paradoxisthefingerprintofgod
    @Paradoxisthefingerprintofgod6 ай бұрын

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

  • @paulcleary7437
    @paulcleary74376 ай бұрын

    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 ай бұрын

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

  • @sirtra

    @sirtra

    6 ай бұрын

    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
    @lessparks85536 ай бұрын

    No I'm not listening to you anymore

  • @pandemicoftheunvaccinated5367

    @pandemicoftheunvaccinated5367

    6 ай бұрын

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

  • @broomehillwa6318
    @broomehillwa63186 ай бұрын

    😂😂😂😂

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