cryptocurrency

For a regime that has become dependent on crypto to avoid sanctions and steal hard currency, FTX’s collapse couldn’t be more ill-timed.

Chinese authorities have made it clear that they do not welcome financial elements of the new economy, including NFTs.

Cryptocurrency is not only a financial asset to steal and launder, but also a lucrative tool to help fund global espionage and recruit foreign agents.

The U.S. and South Korea each possess unique strengths in combatting cyber-enabled financial crime, but their true joint potential is largely untapped. 

North Korean hackers are likely to include new play-to-earn (P2E) crypto games within their illicit cyber-enabled financial schemes.

Virgil Griffith pled guilty to providing technical advice to North Korea on using cryptocurrency and blockchain technology to evade sanctions.

The idea seems far-fetched, but Pyongyang is actively trying to advance the necessary technology.

The theft of $540 million in NEM coins has Japan rushing to implement oversight of the cryptocurrency industry.

India, like many other Asian states, is struggling to manage cryptocurrencies.

The Chinese government is determined to cement its place as a leading rule maker, now in cryptocurrency.

Which will emerge on top in Central Asia: the dollar, the yuan, or even Bitcoin?