North Korea’s $6.3B Binance Hack Takes a Strange Turn With Meme Coins

North Korean launderers tied to the roughly $6.3 billion Binance hack are now routing stolen funds through disposable meme coins and obscure tokens on Tron, Solana and at least one other blockchain, according to Elliptic. The tactic layers cheap, repeatable hops onto the money trail, making it harder and costlier for investigators and exchanges to follow the assets. It matters because the Binance hack remains one of crypto's largest thefts, and the laundering method shows how low-fee chains and high-volume meme token markets can be exploited for obfuscation. Watchers should track whether exchanges flag or freeze the meme-coin hops and whether Elliptic's mapping prompts tighter monitoring of Tron and Solana flows linked to the hack.