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OneKey founder warns BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF could be a North Korean target

CryptoSlate · Sun, 01 Nov 2026 16:30:46 GMT

Hype 28/100 · Market impact 90/100 · Breaking 48/100

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Yishi Wang, the founder of crypto wallet maker OneKey, warned that North Korean hackers could target BlackRock’s $62 billion Bitcoin exchange-traded fund. Wang said he suspects the fund, identified as IBIT, is already on North Korea’s shortlist. The warning from Wang followed a $6 billion Binance hack that United States authorities attributed to North Korea’s TraderTraitor operation. The warning also drew fresh attention to Coinbase, which serves a role in the matter.

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