> Want some free money? You have all weekend to buy BTC before it recovers to $120k.

It can only go up!

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It can only go up!

$77k and climbing!

You missed out!
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Pushing $81k!!!

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A few more weeks to the one year anniversary of this. It's back up to $86k now.

Still a chance to get in on the easy money! It’ll take weeks to get to the purchase price, glad I sat it out!

I like watching my assets crumble while also getting to do paperwork about it.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbR1SXIje1U

MtGox sucks cox?

$77,533.56

Buying opportunity.
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Wallowing at $77,459

North Korea's $1.4B Bitcoin Haul From Binance Hack Remains Untouched

On Oct. 29, during the Binance hack, approximately 18,270.2 BTC worth $1.4 billion was stolen, with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) subsequently identifying the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) as the principal perpetrator. The stolen bitcoin remains untouched, dispersed across 19 separate wallets to this day. Unlike the other compromised assets, the bitcoin theft involved no Ethereum delegation exploit, while Bitcoin’s decentralized architecture leaves no central issuer capable of freezing the stolen funds.

Once again, Pyongyang stands accused of orchestrating a $6.3 billion heist against the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume. Binance’s preliminary investigation suggested the intrusion originated from a compromised software engineer’s laptop. The breach subsequently provided attackers with an entry point into one of the exchange’s internal services.

However, subsequent forensic findings uncovered additional compromised systems, suggesting a far more sophisticated operation than the straightforward theft of a single employee’s credentials. Several blockchain intelligence firms, including Chainalysis, Elliptic and TRM Labs, attributed the theft to Tradertraitor, an assessment reinforced on Oct. 31 when the FBI identified the North Korean hacking operation as responsible for the attack.

Tradertraitor is closely linked to the Lazarus Group, operating as a specialized, financially motivated subgroup and a designation for associated malware and cyberespionage campaigns within North Korea’s broader state-sponsored hacking apparatus. The Lazarus Group has historically controlled substantial bitcoin holdings, and the latest theft of 18,270.2 BTC ostensibly positions North Korea as the world’s third-largest nation-state holder of the cryptocurrency.

Although liquidating illicitly acquired bitcoin is widely considered a formidable challenge, Pyongyang has repeatedly demonstrated an apparent ability to convert stolen assets into usable funds with relative ease.

Inside the Bitcoin Theft That Emptied 95% of a Binance Hot Wallet

The latest Binance theft presents a particularly intriguing mystery, as the precise mechanism behind the bitcoin extraction remains unclear. The stolen funds, currently valued at $1.4 billion, moved through 11 separate transfers before being distributed into wallets containing varying amounts of BTC.

Lot    Balance    Wallet Address
BTC lot 1    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qxrxujwxfnvz040jw76d26zhjdg5jura7hs968s
BTC lot 2    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qepc70u3u476vgvg3hfcwjgu4mecxe2uchs4lag
BTC lot 3    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qdfhmlrdvg4tm87zjl0vyf0xflp5ql50q3g88gw
BTC lot 4    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qnq6jj9jmlf3945m3l8s0kxnqehrsga300k8t3s
BTC lot 5    1,000.0 BTC    bc1q42flhayrzy3zh8lkyevw8qcjduurt9a35wlsyx
BTC lot 6    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qz8hdwv8gmml0u96dsvnzsagz6krjyzxmgxupdp
BTC lot 7    1,000.0 BTC    bc1q0ts8gaf9ht0rr4u02hr56f8thndqsc4kmkmfv3
BTC lot 8    1,000.0 BTC    bc1q2wvz0kcsn4hqmajwtey30ud27fl25w8pveznn6
BTC lot 9    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qm2j6v3247khlwzxl7p9vqnfkghcllyhv9wjaat
BTC lot 10    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qalwnl7dtaa73fsq5tyn0ghfy3fgfpqkt69tca8
BTC lot 11    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qjwdw6vrzq4vf6hckutvx4ucj86awwv99mxnz7w
BTC lot 12    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qs3aej5tmcdz0vctz8y9rjcxtxg8v5385577s56
BTC lot 13    1,000.0 BTC    bc1q63qrfrpsg5hh0zzn3kp2xx9vljl7dq7tatsjxp
BTC lot 14    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qs6xnmhar38z44g2za93pv8ygdcwurrh8l87w3v
BTC lot 15    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qg3nrzpuvq2pxqx74tcrywr09dc208ze96n3t53
BTC lot 16    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qf5cyvv9w50tx9xx9s3xwsne0z87wvjj9l8a35u
BTC lot 17    1,000.0 BTC    bc1qm8v88m5fy6kuq9myva2eemwycxqd3e0zcrs2l8
BTC lot 18    832.5 BTC    bc1qrg025e2pgx0rwya2kpgtj30972p64jt0hn6zyt
BTC lot 19    437.7 BTC    bc1qxg0l4p6xc50zuv9cl5f0l0wmaxjpg8wcy7s9ra
TOTAL    18,270.2 BTC    19 wallet addresses

In total, the funds now reside across 19 distinct wallets, with all transactions confirmed at Bitcoin block height 973732. The stolen funds originated from a Binance hot wallet identified as bc1qm34lsc65zpw79lxes69zkqmk6ee3ewf0j77s3h, which currently retains approximately 5.495 BTC valued at $426,000.

Since its creation in 2021, this exceptionally active address has processed an astonishing 16,517,012.48 BTC in incoming transfers and 16,517,006.98 BTC in outgoing transactions. In June 2022, the wallet commanded a balance of 138,000 BTC and has maintained transactional connections with major industry participants, including centralized exchange (CEX) platforms like Kraken, OKX, Bullish, Bybit, Coinbase, and dozens of others.

Addresses reportedly associated with Wintermute, the algorithmic cryptocurrency market maker, have also interacted with the wallet on 76 occasions, involving more than $900 million worth of bitcoin. When Tradertraitor compromised the wallet, it contained approximately 19,200 BTC, with the hacking syndicate siphoning off nearly 95% of its holdings in less than 20 minutes. Of the 19 wallets attributed to Pyongyang’s hackers, 17 contain precisely 1,000 BTC apiece, while the remaining two hold 832.5 BTC and 437.7 BTC, respectively.

Stolen Bitcoin Sits Dormant as North Korea’s Laundering History Raises Questions

For now, the stolen bitcoin remains untouched across these addresses, although their current dormancy offers no guarantee of permanent inactivity. Splitting the haul created more outputs to monitor, but it didn’t erase their origins. Onchain investigators and blockchain intelligence firms will undoubtedly scrutinize these bitcoin addresses, as stolen BTC frequently remains dormant for extended periods before its eventual movement, though such delays are far from universal.

Meanwhile, wallets directly attributed to the Lazarus Group by Arkham Intelligence currently contain a comparatively modest 23.38 BTC, a dramatic departure from the approximately 14,000 BTC they controlled in March 2025. This suggests that North Korea has demonstrated a considerable capacity to systematically disperse thousands of bitcoin and ultimately find avenues to liquidate the illicit holdings. Although an extensive recovery effort is underway to help Binance reclaim its stolen assets, Bitcoin offers no mechanism for simply freezing the funds.

Bitcoin’s Unbreakable Rules Leave Investigators Watching

Stablecoin issuers can immobilize assets through restrictions embedded in their token contracts, but Bitcoin has no equivalent central authority capable of blacklisting addresses or reversing confirmed transactions. Consequently, investigators must identify potential intervention points, such as exchanges, brokers, or other intermediaries through which the stolen proceeds might eventually pass. Alternatively, obtaining control of the corresponding private keys could provide a means of seizing the bitcoin. Neither approach, however, constitutes an administrative reversal of a transaction recorded on the Bitcoin blockchain.

For now, the transparent ledger provides a detailed evidentiary trail without conferring control over the assets themselves. Investigators may trace every movement of the stolen bitcoin, but visibility alone grants them no authority to transfer it.

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Binance’s preliminary investigation suggested the intrusion originated from a compromised software engineer’s laptop. The breach subsequently provided attackers with an entry point into one of the exchange’s internal services.
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Name any legitimate custodian bank where employees have direct access to client funds.