The illicit on-chain money laundering ecosystem has expanded rapidly over the past five years, growing from roughly $10 ...

Chainalysis reveals criminals shifting from exchanges to on-chain laundering, led by Chinese networks and Telegram-based ...

Crypto laundering grew to more than $82 billion in 2025, with Chinese-language networks emerging as a dominant force, ...

As much as $17 billion in crypto was lost to scams and frauds in 2025, crypto analytics firm Chainalysis said in its latest report. Criminals leaned into impersonation tactics and artificial ...

Crypto launderers are increasingly avoiding centralized exchanges in favor of sophisticated Chinese-language networks ...

Cryptocurrency holders lost an estimated $17 billion to scams and fraud in 2025 as impersonation schemes and AI-enabled ...

Illicit cryptocurrency money laundering activity climbed to over $82 billion in 2025, marking an eightfold increase from $10 ...

Turns out people might like to circumvent centralized financial infrastructure in times of political upheaval.

The use of centralized crypto exchanges for laundering illicit funds is on the decline, with Chinese-language money laundering networks now being used more than ever, according to Chainalysis.