Implications Of The Jump In Illicit Crypto Flows In 2025
Crypto fraud, money launding, and other illicit activity grew rapidly in 2025
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As cryptoassets continue to obtain a larger market presence, notch institutional wins in terms of adoption and deployment, and make (albeit currently stalled) progress toward a market structure bill another aspect of crypto continues to present a significant obstacle to the industry and its proponents. According to a report by TRM Labs, illicit activity among crypto users surged in 2025 to $158 billion after declining for several prior periods. Drilling into the report this uptick in figures is being driven less by individuals and increasingly by sophisticated operations that include state-backed sanctions evasion infrastructure, and other global networks…
