UN warns people against attending giant cryptocurrency conference in North Korea
Some United Nations sanctions experts have warned the public against attending the large cryptocurrency conference that is being held in North Korea. They claimed cryptocurrency made it much easier for North Korea to subvert the heavy sanctions that have been placed on it and that they would use this money to fund their weapons programs.
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