ZachXBT: Over $16.58 million in crypto payments so far this year went to infiltrated North Korean IT personnel

CoinRank News: Crypto detective ZachXBT posted on the X platform that his investigation found that since January 1, 2025, more than $16.58 million in payments have flowed to North Korean IT personnel hired as developers by various projects and companies, with an average of $2.76 million per month. Based on a monthly salary of $3,000-8,000 per person, this is equivalent to at least 345 to 920 positions being infiltrated. In one of the six clusters he monitored, he successfully tracked down eight North Korean information technology workers working in more than 12 projects, and the payment address funds flowed to two aggregated addresses.