Multilateral Sanctions Monitoring Team (MSMT) report, 22 Oct 2025
Chonsurim IT workers employed by a U.S. NFT start-up (one as senior leader) · July to December 2022
(MSMT/2025/2, report p. 65) Case Study: Chonsurim (IT workers in Laos): “In the period July to December 2022, multiple Chonsurim IT workers were employed by a U.S. start-up company developing a new Non-Fungible Token (NFT). An individual IT worker secured employment with the company as a senior leader and was able to subcontract work to other DPRK IT workers; this North Korean individual commissioned work worth up to $250,000 on behalf of the company.”