In brief
- Crypto fraud losses hit $11.366 billion in 2025, a 22% increase from 2024’s $9.3 billion.
- Adults over 60 lost $4.4 billion, nearly 40% of all crypto fraud losses, and led all age groups in crypto ATM scam losses.
- AI-linked complaints exceeded 22,000, with adjusted losses surpassing $893 million across fraud categories.
Crypto-linked fraud in the U.S. surged to a new record in 2025, with Americans reporting $11.366 billion in losses, a 22% jump from the previous year, as scams tied to digital assets continued to expand in scale and sophistication.
The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) said in its annual report, released Monday, that it received 181,565 crypto-related complaints last year, marking a 21% increase…
