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The regime in North Korea has managed to steal more cryptocurrency last year than in previous years, according to a draft U.N. report. Despite the difference between quoted estimates, the authors conclude that 2022 was a record-breaking year for crypto theft, to be blamed on the hermit state. Cybercrime Groups Linked to North Korea Get Hold of Crypto Worth Over $1 Billion in a Year North Korea has stolen more crypto assets in 2022 than in any other year, according to a United Nations report which is to be released by the end of this month or in early March. The draft paper, seen by Reuters and Nikkei Asia, reveals how the isolated country is raising funds through cyberattacks and in circumvention of international restrictions. The document, which is still confidential at this point in time, was submitted to the U.N. Security Council’s committee on North Korea sanctions on Friday. The findings in it are based on information provided by U.N. member states and cybersecurity firms. It...

Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) expects the U.S. dollar to “continue to lose its appeal as the safe-haven currency of last resort.” The $1.74 trillion asset management firm added that the USD “is likely to fall further in 2023 as inflation falls, recession risks decline, and other shocks abate.” PIMCO Strategist Warns About USD Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO) has predicted a significant downtrend for the U.S. dollar this year. PIMCO had $1.74 trillion in assets under management as of Dec. 31, 2022. Gene Frieda, an executive vice president and global strategist at PIMCO, said in a blog post last week: We expect the USD will continue to lose its appeal as the safe-haven currency of last resort. “We believe risk premiums will decline as inflation — and monetary policy volatility decline. New shocks are clearly a risk, but the risk premium in the USD (and cross-asset volatility) remains substantial, in our view,” Frieda added. “While higher yields clear...

Bank of America is preparing for a possible U.S. debt default, says CEO Brian Moynihan. He is not a fan of eliminating the debt ceiling altogether as some lawmakers have proposed. Meanwhile, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says “every responsible member of Congress must agree to raise the debt ceiling.” Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan on Possible US Debt Default The CEO of Bank of America, Brian Moynihan, talked about the prospect of the U.S. defaulting on its debt in an interview with CNN Monday as Congress is in conflict over raising the debt ceiling again. While emphasizing that he hopes lawmakers resolve their issues, the Bank of America executive warned that defaulting on the country’s debt remains a possibility that cannot be ignored. He was quoted as saying: We have to be prepared for that, not only in this country but in other countries around the world … You hope it doesn’t happen, but hope is not a strategy — so you prepare for it. A number of lawmakers have propos...

Investment management and advisory firm Goehring & Rozencwajg expects gold to hit record highs this year. “I wouldn’t be surprised to see a $3,000 price this year,” said an executive of the firm. “It’s time for people to want to be bullish on gold.” Gold Heading for ‘Record Highs’ This Year Investment firm Goehring & Rozencwajg’s managing partner, Leigh Goehring, shared his outlook for gold in an interview with Kitco News last week. Goehring has 32 years of investing experience specializing in natural resource investments. He co-manages the Goehring & Rozencwajg Resources Fund. “Gold is going to hit record highs this year,” he began, noting that the metal peaked at $2,050 in August 2020 and again in March last year. The executive told the news outlet: This year we’re going to break through the all-time high … It’s time for people to want to be bullish on gold. He believes that the Federal Reserve will stop raising interest rates and might even begin to lower them. “...

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Cryptocurrency advocates have been discussing a proposal by the founder of Makerdao, Rune Christensen, to fund a Scientific Sustainability Fund. An idea that aims to combat climate change and misinformation about energy solutions. Christensen is asking for 20,000 MKR tokens to move forward with the idea. The draft of the Maker Constitution was criticized on social media, with one person comparing Christensen’s idea to the Effective Altruism movement, which is backed by the controversial FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried. Makerdao Co-Founder’s Climate Change Initiative Meets Mixed Reactions A recent Makerdao Maker Improvement Proposal (MIP) by co-founder Rune Christensen proposes using 20,000 makerdao (MKR) tokens to fund a Scientific Sustainability Fund. According to Christensen, “Scientific Sustainability is a core principle of the Maker Constitution that recognizes the unique critical relationship between financial infrastructure and the global environmental risks of climate cha...