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I’m saddened that Canada wasn’t on the list of participants, as we’re no stranger to scam calls and texts. > seizing a total of $199 million in hard currency a
by Scoundreller 3y ago
I’m saddened that Canada wasn’t on the list of participants, as we’re no stranger to scam calls and texts.
> seizing a total of $199 million in hard currency and a further $101 million worth of virtual assets.
Bitcoin, etc. looking rough these days as a store of value for criminals at just a 33% share.
> HAECHI
Seems to be a TV Series name in South Korea.
Also: “ Haechi is a symbolic mark that represents Seoul, developed to portray the historical tradition and unique cultural image of Seoul while giving hope and dreams to Seoul citizens. The dictionary definition of Haechi is “a mythical creature that distinguishes good and bad, what is right and what is wrong.” It is the etymological name of the more commonly used “Haetae.” In addition to being a moral being with a righteous temperament, Haechi also is believed to be a divine creature that guards people against fire and other natural disasters. It is also implied that Haechi is a guardian of Seoul that blocks all types of bad energy and brings fortune and happiness.”
https://english.seoul.go.kr/seoul-views/seoul-symbols/3-symbol/ https://english.seoul.go.kr/seoul-views/seoul-symbols/3-symb...
- psychlops 3y agoWhere did you read about Bitcoin related to this case?
- Scoundreller 3y agoI’m assuming “virtual assets” is some soup of crypto assets.
- psychlops 3y agoIt said NFT's, I can't find what exactly (or non-exactly) they got. They can make up any price for NFT's and say it's real. Of course, it also said "hard currency" which I have no idea what that means since it was almost certainly digital.
- Scoundreller 3y agoThey talk about an NFT scam. Presumably they exchanged worthless NFTs (aren’t they all?) for more valuable/liquid cryptocurrencies. But yeah, virtual vs hard currencies could be interpreted as bank account vs paper dollars/dinars/won/baht/pesos/whatever.