Raids of cryptoexchanges alone have generated billions of dollars in funds for the regime, according to nations and cybersecurity groups monitoring Pyongyang’s activities.

Impossible not to like them.

The western hegemony has done everything in its power to paint the DPRK as some kind of poor barren wasteland where serfs toil away for the privileged few elites in Pyongyang.

The media is catching on to the fact that things are rapidly improving in the DPRK. Not just in Pyongyang but the provinces as well. And they know their readers who joke about DPRK citizens eating rats are going to feel an insane amount of whiplash seeing how the DPRK is more developed than the suburb they themselves live in. And the fact that the housing they receive is free.

I count 11 times this article refers to the government or administration of the DPRK as a regime. And there’s so much misinformation in this article sourced from Radio Free Asia to remind people, despite all this wealth, the government is ridiculously evil! But if you’re a westerner with no prospects of homeownership, or retirement, the idea of a country with free housing and healthcare becomes appealing regardless of how much propaganda has tricked you into believing the administration is evil.

I am excited for the future of the DPRK, and I’m excited to learn more about what role China has to play in this. The DPRK has always stood its ground and has been shunned by the international community (including China and Russia) for it. I’m excited to see how the DPRK operates in a world where China and Russia no longer shun them. So far there’s been zero mention of denuclearization by China at this summit. I hope it remains that way.

Driving is now so widespread that state-run television recently aired a two-part segment about updates to traffic laws. Among the revisions: new bans on jaywalking, walking pets without a leash and smoking while driving.

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Nooo! Don’t become carbrained!!

They attribute the growth to these things:

• Revenue from crypto heists ( ) and arms sales to Russia;
• Nuclear deterrence and a stable partnership with Russia on energy supply and weapons tech, has freed up funds and manpower spent on national security, which can now be focused on the civilian economy;
• Booming trade with China despite sanctions, getting access to more technologies and cash flows

My favourite quote is this one:

Kim’s nuclear program thus far has proven to be a deterrent against military attacks or attempts to forcibly unseat him from power, enabling him to shift his focus to the economy.