Illicit Crypto Volume Hit Record $158B in 2025 But Share Fell to Just 1.2% of Total

• Illicit cryptocurrency transactions reached $158 billion in 2025, up 145% annually.
• The proportion of illicit activity declined to 1.2% from 1.3% in 2024 overall.
• Russia-linked A7A5 stablecoin processed $72 billion in total volume during the year.

Cryptocurrency associated with illegal activities reached $158 billion in 2025, according to TRM Labs analysis. This is a 145% increase from the previous year’s $64.5 billion. Despite this growth in absolute dollar terms, illicit transactions represented a declining share of overall blockchain activity, falling to 1.2% from 1.3% in 2024.

The difference between rising illicit volume and falling percentage share shows legitimate cryptocurrency adoption is outpacing criminal usage. TRM introduced a new statistic indicating that criminal enterprises accounted for 2.7% of available crypto liquidity in 2025, framing risk in ter…

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