Home / Crime / Illicit Crypto Flows Climbed to $154 Billion in 2025 as Nation States Evade Sanctions, Report Finds

Illicit Crypto Flows Climbed to $154 Billion in 2025 as Nation States Evade Sanctions, Report Finds

As the Trump administration is adding rocket fuel to sanction enforcement, it’s also been legitimizing crypto.

An early preview of Chainalysis’s annual crypto crime report reveals that crypto addresses tied to criminal operations pulled in at least $154 billion during 2025, shattering prior records with a 162% jump from the previous year’s revised $57.2 billi… [3915 chars]

Source: Gizmodo | Published: 2026-01-09T15:30:37Z

Credit: Gizmodo

Tagged:

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *