Kim Jong Un Memes Sweep X After Reported $6.3B Binance Hack
Edited by Steinar Vigdel Kolnes, Editor, Oslo
X users circulated North Korea-themed memes after reports linked a massive Binance breach to broader concerns over state-backed cybercrime.
Crypto users on X flooded timelines with memes featuring North Korean leader Kim Jong Un following reports of a $6.3 billion hack involving Binance.
Many posts jokingly portrayed Kim celebrating a huge crypto windfall, turning the reported security incident into a viral topic across the platform.
Behind the jokes are longstanding concerns about North Korea's suspected involvement in cryptocurrency theft and other cyberattacks used to generate funds.
The episode highlights how major crypto security breaches can quickly become social-media spectacles even as investigators confront the more serious issue of state-linked cybercrime.
Source: Bitcoin.com News
