Espionage Financing: Bitcoin, Cryptocurrencies, and Cash

Illicit Financing

Cryptocurrencies hold a lot of allure for people trying to move money surreptitiously, and states have seen this as a way to finance their espionage activities. While publicly-available evidence of this is limited to Russian intelligence, the DPRK also likely pays for some of its illicit activities through cryptocurrencies as well. However, cash still r…