{"id":41458,"date":"2025-08-11T08:46:53","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:46:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=41458"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:46:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:46:53","slug":"what-palantir-and-private-crypto-companies-dont-want-you-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dogewisperer.com\/?p=41458","title":{"rendered":"What Palantir and Private Crypto Companies Don\u2019t Want You to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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From ballistic missile development in North Korea to weapons pipelines in Russia, Palantir and \"btcBTC \u25b22.22%<\/span><\/a> have become the modern tools for modern warfare.<\/p>\n

Once promoted as a path to financial freedom<\/a>, it has become a funding channel for sanctioned states and armed groups operating outside global oversight.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAround 40% of the stolen crypto funds are used for the development of ballistic missiles,\u201d \u2013 Source close to the matter on North Korea\u2019s Lazarus Group<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The same decentralized rails that move donations to dissidents also move money for nuclear development, drone procurement, and other military technology. And that\u2019s not even getting into Palantir yet; here\u2019s what you should know:<\/p>\n

North Korea, Ukraine, Russia, and Hamas in the Crypto Theater<\/h2>\n

Recent years have seen North Korea\u2019s Lazarus Group steal billions from exchanges, including a $1.5 billion heist from ByBit<\/a>. Intelligence agencies say a notable share of illicit crypto funding ends up in North Korea\u2019s nuclear weapons program.<\/p>\n

In Ukraine, we see a similar story. The government embraced digital assets in 2022, collecting tens of millions for battlefield gear, helmets, armor vests, and rifle scopes. Today, Arkham Intelligence<\/a> tracks just 0.133 BTC in Ukraine\u2019s public wallets, sparking questions over the rest of the funds.<\/p>\n

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Russia has also tapped crypto as a workaround for sanctions, using it to sustain parts of its military campaign. Chainalysis data links dozens of sanctioned entities to direct crypto fundraising for drones, weapons, and armor. Hamas has also solicited crypto, with U.S. authorities actively seizing these funds under anti-terror financing laws.<\/p>\n

Palantir and the Defense-Tech-Crypto Nexus<\/h2>\n

Now onto the really scary one. Palantir is the tech company that took control of the Patriot Act, the program that spied on Americans post-9\/11. The project is so Orwellian that their co-founder, Peter Thiel, has literally had to defend himself as not being the antichrist <\/a>in interviews.<\/p>\n

Palantir Technologies has spent more than a decade in global security work, from counterterrorism operations in the Middle East to intelligence support in Ukraine.<\/p>\n

The company started accepting Bitcoin as payment in 2021, but has yet to hold any on its books. Thiel has fueled speculation that the company could take a deeper position in digital assets, especially as battlefield financing shifts further into decentralized networks.<\/p>\n

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Peter Thiel predicting crypto, stablecoins, RWAs, and DeFi composability \u2014 in 1999!<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the one thing he gets wrong is that the money would be private. <\/p>\n

Privacy in crypto is the next frontier. pic.twitter.com\/OwmjJ3SD21<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 mert | helius.dev (@0xMert_) June 28, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n