Bitcoin Magazine reports that North Korean operatives minted six meme tokens on the NEAR blockchain from November 5 to 7. These tokens facilitated the laundering of approximately $430,000 in stolen funds from the Binance hack. The tokens were used in homemade liquidity pools, according to analysis from Elliptic.
Based on the Bitcoin Magazine report; not independently verified.
Source published: Mon, 09 Nov 2026 17:26:28 +0000
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