US, ROK gather blockchain industry for symposium on North Korean crypto theft | NK News
August 29, 2024
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US, ROK gather blockchain industry for symposium on North Korean crypto theft

Meeting discussed trends in DPRK cybercrime and how to curb its efforts to raise funds for weapons, allies say

The U.S. and South Korea hosted a meeting with crypto industry professionals on Tuesday aimed at curbing North Korea’s efforts to steal and launder cryptocurrency to raise illicit funds for weapons development.

The U.S. State Department said in a press release on Wednesday that government officials and representatives from the cryptocurrency, blockchain, decentralized finance, venture capital and other sectors participated in the joint symposium in New York.

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