North Korean hackers steal billions in cryptocurrency. How do they turn it into real cash?

Title:
North Korean hackers steal billions in cryptocurrency. How do they turn it into real cash?

Author:
Patrick Howell O'Neill

Published:
MIT Technology Review, 10 September 2020
https://www.technologyreview.com/2020/09/10/1008282/north-korea-hackers-money-laundering-cryptocurrency-bitcoin/

From the article:
* For Pyongyang’s hackers, the heist is the easy part. Actually getting their hands on the money is a different story.

* The United Nations says these actions bring in vast sums which the regime uses to develop nuclear weapons that can guarantee its long-term survival.

Research from Vienna University of Economics and Business: 60% of North Koreans live in absolute poverty - higher than ever thought (Phys.org, 18 March 2020)

Title:
Research from Vienna University of Economics and Business: 60% of North Koreans live in absolute poverty - higher than ever thought

By:
Vienna University of Economics and Business

Published:
Phys.org, 18 March 2020

From the article:
"According to Jesus Crespo Cuaresma, Professor of Macroeconomics, the share of people living in absolute poverty in North Korea in 2018 can be estimated at around 60% of the population, which equates to roughly 15 million people." 

To read this article:
https://phys.org/news/2020-03-north-koreans-absolute-povertyhigher-thought.html