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Illicit crypto transactions reached all-time highs in 2022: Report

Published 01/12/2023, 08:00 AM
Updated 01/12/2023, 12:20 PM

2022 set the record in illicit on-chain transactions, setting aside the criminal investigations of failed crypto businesses like FTX, Celsius, Three Arrows Capital, Terraform Labs and others. According to a Jan. 12 report from Chainalysis, the total cryptocurrency value received by illicit addresses reached $20.1 billion last year.

The numbers aren’t final, as the measure of illicit transaction volume grows over time as the analysts identify new addresses associated with criminal activity. Moreover, it doesn’t include proceeds from non-crypto native crimes like drug trafficking and the funds on the balance of the above-mentioned failed companies, which are now under investigation in various jurisdictions around the globe.

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