Crypto Crime Report
North Korea Drives Record $2 Billion Crypto Theft Year, Pushing All-Time Total to $6.75 Billion
North Korean hackers stole $2.02 billion in cryptocurrency in 2025, a 51% year-over-year increase, pushing their all-time total to $6.75 billion.
Organized Crime Shows High Level of Professionalization, Low Level of Crypto Sophistication
Traditional organized crime groups — including cartels, wildlife traffickers, IPTV pirates, and even violent criminals — are increasingly adopting crypto, using a structured division of labor, intelligence gathering, and laundering operations.
The Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime Report Preview (Part 2): Podcast Ep. 156
Darknet markets, stablecoins, and North Korean hackers. Discover the the latest crypto crime trends of 2025 in part 2 of our Crypto Crime Report preview.
The Chainalysis 2025 Crypto Crime Report Preview (Part 1): Podcast Ep. 151
Host Eitan Danon is joined by Andrew Fierman in episode 151 for our preview of the 2025 Chainalysis Crypto Crime Report.
Crypto Scam Revenue 2024: Pig Butchering Grows Nearly 40% YoY as Fraud Industry Leverages AI and Increases in Sophistication
In 2024, high-yield investment and crypto pig butchering scams saw the highest scam revenues while the ecosystem became more professionalized.
35% Year-over-Year Decrease in Ransomware Payments, Less than Half of Recorded Incidents Resulted in Victim Payments
Crypto ransomware experienced significant changes in 2024 with total ransom payments decreasing 35.82% YoY. Learn more in the 2025 Crypto Crime Report.
Cryptocurrency donations to extremist groups dip globally, but white supremacism, nationalism, and anti-Semitism grow across Europe
Facing debanking efforts, extremist groups are using cryptocurrency to finance operations, potentially incubating political violence. An excerpt from our 2025 Crypto Crime Report.
2025 Crypto Crime Trends: Illicit Volumes Portend Record Year as On-Chain Crime Becomes Increasingly Diverse and Professionalized
Get the latest on key 2025 trends in cryptocurrency-based crime, including stolen funds, scams, ransomware, and more.
2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update Part 2: China-based CSAM and Cybercrime Networks On The Rise, Pig Butchering Scams Remain Lucrative
In part 2 of our 2024 Mid-Year Crypto Crime Update, we explore on-chain activity related to CSAM and the latest crypto scam trends like pig butchering.
2024 Crypto Crime Mid-year Update Part 1: Cybercrime Climbs as Exchange Thieves and Ransomware Attackers Grow Bolder
In part 1 of our 2024 Mid-Year Crypto Crime update, we examine how illicit on-chain activity dropped 20% YTD but stolen funds and ransomware are rising.
Assessing Terrorism Financing On-chain is Crucial and Complex
The gravity of any funds contributing to terrorism, regardless of the amount, requires the utmost attention from the public and private sectors.
Darknet Market Revenues Rise In 2023 As Markets Develop Role Specialization
As part of the 2024 Crypto Crime Report, darknet revenue was one of two categories that increased in 2023. Learn about more darknet market trends.
Money Laundering Activity Spread Across More Service Deposit Addresses in 2023, Plus New Tactics from Lazarus Group
Learn about crypto money laundering in 2023, key trends, and how money laundering tactics are changing in our preview of the 2024 Crypto Crime Report.
54% of ERC-20 Tokens Listed on DEXes in 2023 Display Patterns That May Be Suggestive of Pump and Dump Schemes, but Represent just 1.3% of DEX Trading Volume
Read to learn about our methodology that surfaces data points about potential ERC-20 pump and dump schemes.
Funds Stolen from Crypto Platforms Fall More Than 50% in 2023, but Hacking Remains a Significant Threat as Number of Incidents Rises
Read to learn about 2023 crypto hacking trends, including DeFi attack vectors and activity of North Korea-affiliated cyber criminals.
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