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Chain Analysis Report: Illegal addresses received $14 billion in 2021
According to Chainalysis, illegal transaction volume increased 79% year-over-year, while total crypto volume increased 567% Cybercriminals have laundered around $33 billion worth of crypto since 2017 Although illegal addresses brought in $14 billion worth of crypto last year, the share of criminal activity in cryptocurrency transaction volume has never been lower. The $14 billion figure in 2021 increased from the $7.8 billion in cryptocurrency value gained through illicit addresses the year before, according to a Chainalysis report released Wednesday. Yet these nefarious transactions accounted for 0.15% of crypto volume last year...
Chain Analysis Report: Illegal addresses received $14 billion in 2021
- Laut Chainalysis stieg das illegale Transaktionsvolumen im Jahresvergleich um 79 %, während das gesamte Kryptovolumen um 567 % stieg
- Cyberkriminelle haben seit 2017 Krypto im Wert von rund 33 Milliarden gewaschen
Although illicit addresses brought in $14 billion worth of crypto last year, the share of criminal activity in cryptocurrency transaction volume has never been lower.
The $14 billion figure in 2021 increased from the $7.8 billion in cryptocurrency value gained through illicit addresses the year before, according to a Chainalysis report released Wednesday. Still, these nefarious transactions accounted for 0.15% of crypto volume last year, up from 0.62% in 2020.
The total transaction volume of all cryptocurrencies tracked by Chainalysis increased to $15.8 trillion in 2021, a 567% increase over 2020.
“Given this rapid adoption, it is no surprise that more and more cybercriminals are using cryptocurrencies,” the report said. “But the fact that the increase in illicit transaction volume was only 79% – almost an order of magnitude lower than overall adoption – may be the biggest surprise of all.”
Crypto-based crime increased in 2019 as transactions with illegal addresses accounted for nearly 3.4% of crypto transaction volume, the Chainalysis report notes. The PlusToken Ponzi scheme took place this year and is said to have defrauded investors out of more than $2 billion worth of crypto.
The use of decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols to launder illicit funds in 2021 increased 1,964% year-on-year to reach $900 million, the report adds.
Cybercriminals have laundered around $33 billion worth of crypto since 2017, with most of it moving to centralized exchanges over time.
The amount of crypto held by criminals is difficult to determine because law enforcement has seized illegally acquired assets, according to Chainalysis.
The IRS Criminal Investigation Team Announced November that it had seized $3.5 billion worth of cryptocurrencies in 2021. So does the Justice Department Recovered $2.3 million from the ransomware group responsible for the Colonial Pipeline attack.
More recently, the DOJ announced last week that it has recovered most of the cryptocurrency stolen during the 2016 Bitfinex hack, amounting to approximately $3.6 billion.
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The post Chainalysis Report: Illicit Addresses Received $14B in 2021 is not financial advice.