Of the $6.3 billion in stolen funds, $285 million has already been frozen or seized—44%, compared with just 3% in the Bybit case. North Korea’s money-laundering pipeline has run into an interception net that’s accelerating too. A new address every 25 seconds, across 12,000 wallets—that’s a pace no human operator can keep up with. Defenders have to rely on automation just to race it second by second.
Binance’s SAFU Bitcoin wallet was left with about 7,500 BTC after 7,499 BTC was transferred out. The announcement gave no timeline for when that $1 billion fund would be replenished. Meanwhile, in Pyongyang, Kim Yo-jong is still denying the FBI’s attribution, calling it politically motivated.
My take is simple: 44% versus 3% isn’t luck. Whoever turns freezing funds into a pipeline first loses less money. $BTC
Binance’s SAFU Bitcoin wallet was left with about 7,500 BTC after 7,499 BTC was transferred out. The announcement gave no timeline for when that $1 billion fund would be replenished. Meanwhile, in Pyongyang, Kim Yo-jong is still denying the FBI’s attribution, calling it politically motivated.
My take is simple: 44% versus 3% isn’t luck. Whoever turns freezing funds into a pipeline first loses less money. $BTC
