⚯ Michel de Cryptadamus ⚯<p>someone hacked an iranian / chinese bitcoin mining pool (<a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/LuBian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LuBian</span></a>) for what is now $15 billion worth of bitcoin back in 2020... and no one (other than the victims) seems to have even noticed until a few days ago. the thieves still have the bitcoins.</p><p>even in 2020 this was a $3.5 billion heist, making it the largest theft of any kind in human history.</p><p>should serve as a reminder that people who advocate for a "bitcoin standard" expect the world's governments to opt in to a system where, if north korea steals america's bitcoins, then it's game over for the american military and retirement system.</p><p><a href="https://x.com/arkham/status/1951729790299394113" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">x.com/arkham/status/1951729790</span><span class="invisible">299394113</span></a></p><p><a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/PRC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PRC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/lubian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lubian</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoin</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/bitcoinMining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bitcoinMining</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/crypto" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>crypto</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cryptocurrency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cryptocurrency</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/iran" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iran</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/iranian" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>iranian</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/BTC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BTC</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/china" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>china</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/asia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>asia</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/northKorea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>northKorea</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/DPRK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DPRK</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/threatintel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>threatintel</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/infosec" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infosec</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a> <a href="https://universeodon.com/tags/hacking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>hacking</span></a></p>