The Protocol: Inside North Korea’s Campaign to Put Crypto Developers on Payroll

October 2, 2024 Leave a Comment

In this week’s issue of CoinDesk’s weekly blockchain tech newsletter, we’ve got names, details and anecdotes on crypto companies’ unwitting hires of North Korean developers. PLUS month-end rankings for bitcoin, ether and other digital assets in the CoinDesk 20 index during a strangely bullish September.

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