A record $158bn of digital tokens was sent to crypto wallets controlled by criminals last year, underscoring how the fast-growing digital assets industry is increasingly being used to facilitate illicit activity globally.
The amount pulled in by illicit crypto wallets marked a 145 per cent rise on 2024, according to a report by blockchain intelligence company TRM Labs. Criminal flows had been falling for the previous three consecutive years.
TRM attributed the sharp rise to “intensified sanctions designations, increased use of crypto by nation-state actors” and improved blockchain tracking technology.
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