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January 15th news, Boeing (BA.N) released delivery data on January 14th, showing that the company delivered a total of 348 aircraft in 2024, down nearly 35% from the previous year, less than half of the 766 deliveries of its competitor Airbus. Boeing received 569 aircraft orders in 2024, with a net order of 317. Boeing delivered 30 aircraft in December last year, including 18 737 aircraft. Boeing is currently facing a series of crises, which began with the detachment of the cabin door of a 737Max aircraft on January 5, 2024, which subsequently triggered investigations, customer protests and eventual leadership changes. The company slowed down the pace of factory work in the months after the accident to deal with defective or late parts from suppliers.On January 15, CICC Research Report stated that under the neutral scenario, due to the huge amount of gold reserves that Asian central banks need to replenish, and the more complicated global situation after Trump took office, and the declining credibility of the US dollar system, we expect the central banks gold purchase speed to at least remain the same, that is, to maintain at around 1,000 tons/year. For US debt, we use the forecast results of the US Federal Budget Committee (CRFB) under the baseline scenario, and the US fiscal deficit will increase by about US$7.5 trillion in the next 10 years. We also assume that Trump will not cause inflation to get out of control, and CPI will stabilize at 3% in the future, fitting the gold price to rise to US$3,300/ounce in the next decade. Under the aggressive scenario, it is assumed that the Asian central bank wants to replenish its gold reserves faster and accelerate gold purchases to 1,500 tons/year (the central banks gold purchases too quickly may raise the gold price and increase the cost of gold purchases. We do not make excessive assumptions about the pace of central bank gold purchases). In terms of fiscal policy, we assume that Trump will significantly expand fiscal policy, reaching the upper limit of CRFBs forecast, that is, an additional increase of about $15 trillion in the US fiscal deficit. At the same time, we adopt PIIEs forecast of the inflation path for Trumps impact, that is, inflation will first rise to 9% and then drop to 3%, and calculate that the value center of gold in the next ten years will rise to $5,000/ounce. CICC recommends maintaining an overweight position in gold, moderately downplaying the short-term trading value of gold, and focusing on the long-term allocation value of gold.Japans broad money liquidity annual rate was 3.7% in December, compared with 3.2% in the previous month.Japans M3 money supply annual rate in December was 0.8%, compared with 0.70% in the previous month.Japans M2 money supply annual rate in December was 1.3%, compared with 1.20% in the previous month.

U.S Government Agencies Warn of More North Korean Cyber Attacks

Skylar Shaw

Apr 20, 2022 09:47

  • The US government issued a warning this week about new North Korean cyberattacks aimed against cryptocurrency.

  • The discovery comes after the Lazarus Group, a North Korean cybercriminal gang, was implicated in the Ronin breach.

  • Following a prosperous 2021, North Korea and Russia are increasing their cyberattacks.


The fact that the Lazarus Group was behind this year's Ronin assault has sent up warning bells. The Lazarus Group, a North Korean cybercriminal group linked to the state government, was behind the Axie Infinity breach in April.


The Ronin Hack, which took place in April, was the biggest ever, with hackers making off with $625 million, comprising 173.6 thousand ETH and 25.5 million USDC.

U.S Government Sounds the Alarm Bells of More Cyber Attacks

More North Korean cyberattacks are a danger, according to US government agencies this week.


The FBI and the US Treasury Department issued a joint notice with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) on Monday.


"North Korean actors have been observed targeting a variety of organizations in the blockchain technology and cryptocurrency industry, including cryptocurrency exchanges, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, play-to-earn cryptocurrency video games, cryptocurrency trading companies, venture capital funds investing in cryptocurrency, and individual holders of large amounts of cryptocurrency or valuable non-fungible tokens (NFTs)," according to the Monday alert.

The alert continued, "


"The behavior detailed in this alert include social engineering of victims using a number of communication channels in order to persuade them to download trojanized cryptocurrency programs for Windows or macOS."


In response to an increase in cybercriminal behavior, the FBI established a new Virtual Assets Unit in March.


Since then, the squad has been active, assisting in the investigation of North Korea's Lazarus Group's involvement in the Ronin hack.


The Ronin breach, which occurred in April, was only one of several carried out by North Korean hackers.

North Korean Cybercriminal Activity Funds Missiles and More

North Korea used stolen cryptocurrency to finance its ICBM development in February.


According to data from Chainalysis, North Korea accumulated more than $400 million in digital assets last year via cybercriminal activities. Investment businesses and centralized exchanges were the primary targets of cybercriminals.


The Lazarus Group and other North Korean hackers will have an incentive to ratchet up assaults for larger hauls before vulnerable platforms implement tougher security safeguards as a result of the Ronin breach in April.


On Sunday, Russian hackers launched an unsuccessful distributed denial of service (DDoS) attempt on Currency.com. In the digital asset market, Russian cybercriminals are also among the most aggressive.

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