AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoCrypto Laundering: Elliptic says North Korea-linked hackers used six disposable meme coins to route about $430,000 from the $6.3 billion Binance theft, making transfers harder to trace. The FBI has attributed the record hack to North Korea. Financial Sanctions: The U.S. Treasury moved to cut crypto exchange MEXC off from U.S. financial institutions, alleging it handled at least $16 billion in illicit flows tied to North Korea, Iran and Russia. The restriction takes effect 30 days after publication. Food and Farming: Rising grain prices are squeezing North Korean farm workers: many expect harvest shares to disappear repaying food and household debts, leaving little for winter. Kim Jong Un has meanwhile urged agricultural workers to drive rural development and promised better living standards. Urban Hardship: In Pyongyang, severe power shortages leave some new apartment blocks with under two hours of electricity a day, stopping elevators and water pumps and forcing residents to carry water upstairs.
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