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Add as a preferred source on GoogleDarkfost put the total at $11.87 billion and compared it with 35% of North Korea’s gross national income for 2025. The analyst called a Binance-related operation the group’s most profitable.
An $11.87 billion theft estimate from crypto analyst Darkfost places Lazarus Group’s accumulated haul at 45% of North Korea’s gross domestic product in 2025, based on the analyst’s comparison.
Darkfost also measured the estimate against North Korea’s gross national income for that year, putting it at 35%.
Darkfost described the Binance-related operation as Lazarus Group’s most profitable. The analyst said the laundering process led to further losses among the stolen funds.
The FBI calls the activity TraderTraitor and says stolen assets were converted mainly into Ether (ETH).
The Oct. 31 segment relayed analysts’ suspicions of North Korean government backing and critics’ argument that tighter oversight could help restore investor confidence.
The 539 million USDT figure is Binance’s net transfer balance for the 24-hour window, not its gross deposits.
