Chainalysis Public Key episode 109 interviews DOJ senior counsel Jessica Peck and FBI supervisory special agent Chris Wong about North Korean cryptocurrency theft and laundering. The discussion frames Lazarus Group and other DPRK-linked hackers as major crypto and DeFi theft actors whose stolen assets help fund North Korea’s WMD and ballistic missile programs. The guests describe law enforcement efforts to trace, seize, and interdict stolen crypto, the limits and utility of sanctions against mixers, and the risk of North Korean IT workers being hired by blockchain companies to gain revenue and access.