North Korea’s Lazarus Group has stolen $11.87 billion in crypto, equal to 45% of the country’s GDP

On-chain analyst Darkfost puts the regime's cumulative crypto haul at nearly half its estimated 2025 economic output North Korea’s Lazarus Group has stolen approximately $11.87 billion in crypto, according to on-chain analyst Darkfost. That figure works out to 45% of the country’s estimated 2025 GDP, based on Bank of Korea data. Darkfost’s estimate compares the group’s cumulative crypto theft against North Korea’s economic output. Against GDP, the stolen sum equals 45%. Against Gross National Income, it equals 35%. Darkfost is not the only one counting.