On-chain investigator disclosure: North Korean IT workers have previously been involved in building multiple well-known DeFi protocols, including SushiSwap and THORChain

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Gate News update: On April 6, on-chain investigator @tayvano_ posted and disclosed that North Korean IT workers had participated in building multiple well-known crypto protocols. The projects can be traced back to the DeFi Summer era, including SushiSwap, THORChain, Harmony, Ankr, Shib, and Yearn. @tayvano_ also added that the “7 years of blockchain development experience” listed by these North Korean IT workers on their resumes is not fake.

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