🇰🇵 North Korea has entered the top 3 countries in bitcoin reserves!
North Korea has surpassed El Salvador and Bhutan, taking third place in the world for the amount of BTC in state reserves. According to data from Arkham Intelligence, Pyongyang controls 13,580 BTC (~$1.14 billion).
📌 Key Facts:
🔸 Leaders: USA (198,109 BTC), United Kingdom (61,245 BTC)
🔸 North Korea increased its reserves after the Bybit hack and the conversion of stolen ETH to BTC
🔸 The Lazarus hacking group, linked to North Korea, actively uses cryptocurrency to circumvent sanctions
📊 Unlike El Salvador, which has officially adopted BTC, Pyongyang uses cryptocurrency to fund government programs.
What do you think about this power dynamic? 👀
