The Secrets Palantir and Private Crypto Firms Are Desperate to Keep Hidden in 2025

Behind closed doors, data-mining giants and shadowy crypto players are playing a high-stakes game—and you're not invited.

The Surveillance-Crypto Complex No One's Talking About

Palantir's algorithms are crunching more than government contracts—they're feasting on blockchain metadata. Meanwhile, private crypto firms quietly hoard market-moving intel while retail traders fight over memecoins.

Your Wallet's Leaking Data (And They're Catching Every Drop)

Decentralization was supposed to protect privacy. Instead, chain analysis tools track transactions tighter than a Goldman Sachs compliance officer chasing a bonus.

The Closing Irony

Web3 promised transparency. What we got? A black box ecosystem where insiders profit—and the SEC still can't tell a security from a JPEG. Some revolution.

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

“Around 40% of the stolen crypto funds are used for the development of ballistic missiles,” – Source close to the matter on North Korea’s Lazarus Group

The same decentralized rails that MOVE donations to dissidents also move money for nuclear development, drone procurement, and other military technology. And that’s not even getting into Palantir yet; here’s what you should know:

North Korea, Ukraine, Russia, and Hamas in the Crypto Theater

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

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 tracks just 0.133 BTC in Ukraine’s public wallets, sparking questions over the rest of the funds.

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.

Palantir and the Defense-Tech-Crypto Nexus

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 in interviews.

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

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.

Peter Thiel predicting crypto, stablecoins, RWAs, and DeFi composability — in 1999!

Unfortunately, the one thing he gets wrong is that the money WOULD be private.

Privacy in crypto is the next frontier. pic.twitter.com/OwmjJ3SD21

— mert | helius.dev (@0xMert_) June 28, 2025

With its $10 billion U.S. Army contract and growing role in defense strategy, Palantir sits at the intersection of military intelligence and emerging financial infrastructure.

As it stands, warfare will get increasingly technological and less personal. We’re not sure if that’s a good thing or if it’s terrifying.

Key Takeaways

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