TRM_2025_Crypto_Crime_Report.pdf (7 MB)

TRM Labs reports that North Korea-linked cryptocurrency hacks continued in 2024, with nearly USD 800 million stolen. The excerpt places that activity in a broader illicit-crypto landscape where overall illicit volume declined by 24%, while ransomware payments, terrorist financing, scams, sanctions evasion, fraud, and drug-market use remained major concerns. For DPRK-focused tracking, the supported finding is the scale of North Korea-linked crypto theft and its relevance to financial-crime monitoring and sanctions-evasion analysis.