If you have heard about the half bro of Kim Jung-un being killed, then did you know he has a son. That son lives with the protection of the Chinese government. So what is this all about? Kim Jun-un, obviously knows this. Is this the reason, Kim works also with Russia. It's not like he didn't try to kill the nephew as well.
China and North Korea is not as buddy buddy as some of the West perceived them as. There is lot of back door drama. If Kim upsets China's high command so much, is there a back up plan to replace him with his nephew. But most of the people of North Korea do not even know he even exist.
There is a lot of pressure in North Korea. I think there be in even more. As more and more of it's people know of the outside world, the hold Kim has becomes more and more tenuous. If so, I think he would have to either start a war, demand sanction be lifted, or take more drastic measure. The time is ticking. The same things cannot hold, for indefinite time now. If China finds Kim as a ticking time bomb, will they replace him. How about Russia, what would their plans be.
Well, will cryptocurrency play a part. If Kim's family is anything, it is clever and savvy. They can in a way bypass sanctions, besides using cryptocurrency, they have Russia and China. It is just that people of North Korea is Kim's worst enemy, even more so than the US. I think, this will be the last line of the Kim's dynasty.
An alternate plan is South Korea and North Korea unite, but with the South plan to be a super power, takes the nukes and declares itself a nuclear nation.
**Disclosure This blog is based on my opinions. I am not giving professional advice. Anything written here should be taken as an opinion and is the responsibility of the reader to take due diligence as such. Basically saying I may be wrong, right or neither, just saying its my opinions and my voice.