With North Korea seemingly flexing its muscles in the crypto ecosystem, we reflect on its role and whether or not it’s pivoting to digital currencies to dodge sanctions.

North Korea has denied it stole $400 million in crypto before rattling off a list of US cyberattacks, citing “Russian experts” and Newsweek.

If North Korean hackers start grinding play-to-earn crypto games like Axie, experts anticipate they’ll deploy code to automate in-game tasks.