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North Korea may have seen its very first Bitcoin transaction this month

By Kaylene Hong

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It’s said that Bitcoin crosses all borders, and nowhere could this point be better proved than in the all-reclusive North Korea.

A tourist who went to visit North Korea to watch the Dennis Rodman basketball game used the country’s Internet service to send $100 worth of Bitcoins to Sean’s Outpost, a homeless outreach center in Florida that has been seeking donations via various virtual currencies.

The tourist’s Reddit post from early this month, which was spotted by North Korea Tech today, says he believes that “this is the first time a transaction on the blockchain has been broadcast from …read more

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