Cointelegraph(@Cointelegraph):In June, Cointelegraph was invited by @0xfigo, @MauroEldritch and @anyrun_app to take part in an investigation into suspected North Korean IT workers operating inside a fake crypto startup created by the researchers. Our reporter posed as a VC, discussed funding and even offered them a shot at Cointelegraph coverage. They didn’t know who they were pitching to.

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2026.08.12 10:17

In June, Cointelegraph was invited by @0xfigo, @MauroEldritch and @anyrun_app to take part in an investigation into suspected North Korean IT workers operating inside a fake crypto startup created by the researchers. Our reporter posed as a VC, discussed funding and even offered them a shot at Cointelegraph coverage. They didn’t know who they were pitching to.