The Lazare group, a hacking group closely associated with the North Korean, has more Bitcoin (BTC) than Tesla (TSLA), the electric car manufacturer led by Elon Musk, according to data from Arkham Intelligence.
At the time of the press, Lazarus held 13,441 BTC worth $ 1.14 billion, according to Data Source Arkham Intelligence. It is 16% more than Tesla Bitcoin hiding place from 11,509 BTC.
Last month, the Lazarus group struck Crypto Exchange bybit, draining $ 1.4 billion in the platform (ETH). Recently, some of the stolen funds were converted into Bitcoin, with 12,836 BTC distributed out of 9,117 unique wallets, such as the CEO of Bybit, Ben Zhou, confirmed it.
Tesla acquired her hiding place Bitcoin four years ago and has been hurting since, making it the fourth public company in the world in terms of BTC Holdings.
The striking contrast between Tesla and the Lazare group appeared while the positive position of President Donald Trump on cryptocurrency aroused calls for an accelerated adoption of the BTC among companies and sovereign countries around the world.
Trump reaffirmed his commitment to the United States on Thursday, “undisputed Bitcoin superpower and the world capital of cryptography”. In this context, it will be interesting to see if Tesla and other American companies react to an eclipse by a North Korean pirate.
Meanwhile, the US government has 198,109 BTC worth more than $ 16 billion, which represents parts entered in application measures. Trump recently announced the same as the strategic reserve.
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