Illegal crypto dealings hit $154B amid surge in state-sponsored threats – Chainalysis report
Jan 8, 2026
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by Florence Muchai
for CryptoPolitan

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Chainalysis has released a report revealing that illegal crypto addresses received a minimum of $154 billion in 2025. These numbers were driven by state-sponsored actors, including DPRK‑linked hackers, who facilitated an attack that stole $2 billion. The study described 2025 as the start of the third wave of changes in cybercrime. The first wave, which […]
