North Korea Reloaded: Women’s Empowerment, Cyber-Warfare and Strategic Investment in Cryptocurrencies

... languages (such as Chinese or German) as well as accustomed to working in an international setting. Many Bachelor’s, MS, and PhD degrees are obtained in Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)26 and International Finance and Management (IFM)27. In conclusion, North Korea’s strategy regarding Bitcoins and other cryptocurrencies is a convenient way of evading international embargoes and holding financial assets abroad, and it might have been influenced by members of the government interested in new technologies,...