Chainalysis and TRM Labs estimate that $2.7B was stolen in crypto in 2025 in total, up from $2.2B in 2024; the biggest hack was the $1.4B breach at Bybit
Cybercriminals stole $2.7 billion in crypto this year, a new record for crypto-stealing hacks, according to blockchain-monitoring firms.
Chainalysis CEO Jonathan Levin says DeFi platforms' rapid growth leaves their users' assets at risk of attack; DefiLlama says $140B+ is held on DeFi protocols
Nikou Asgari / Financial Times :
Chainalysis: crypto balances tied to illicit activity exceed $75B, with ~$15B held by illicit entities and $60B+ in wallets with downstream exposure to them
Chainalysis says $75 billion in crypto tied to illicit activity could be recoverable — a figure that may influence nations weighing official crypto reserves.
Chainalysis estimates $40B worth of illicit crypto transactions took place in 2024; criminals shifted from mostly using bitcoin in 2021 to using stablecoins now
Criminals are no longer using BTC, but instead choosing stablecoins, the report revealed. — What to know:
Chainalysis and others estimate $TRUMP had generated $86M to $100M in trading fees by January 30; its market cap, which passed $14.5B on January 19, is down 66%
Entities behind President Donald Trump's crypto coin have accumulated close to $100 million in trading fees in less than two weeks …
Chainalysis buys AI-agent security startup Alterya, sources say for ~$150M; Alterya is still in stealth mode but has clients including Coinbase, Square, Binance
Leena Rao / Business Insider :
Chainalysis names co-founder Jonathan Levin as CEO, replacing co-founder Michael Gronager, who is departing after taking a leave of absence from October 2024
Michael Gronager, the co-founder of Chainalysis, has agreed to leave the company permanently, two months after taking a temporary personal leave of absence.
Zscaler ThreatLabz and Chainalysis say ransomware group Dark Angels received a payment worth ~$75M in early 2024, the largest known ransomware payment to date
Lawrence Abrams / BleepingComputer :
The US and global partners dismantle the 911 S5 proxy botnet, “likely the world's largest botnet ever”, linked to 19M+ IPs, and arrest its alleged administrator
US government seizes 911 S5 operation and takes it offline Associated Press : International Authorities Arrest Man Allegedly Behind 'Likely the World's Largest Botnet Ever' Xinghui Kok / Reuters : US ...
Tether partners with Chainalysis to identify risky crypto addresses that could be used for bypassing sanctions or illicit activities, like terrorist financing
Stablecoins offer immense value to emerging markets...some things we take for granted here in the States. … Forums: r/CryptoCurrency : Tether Enters Transaction Surveillance Partnership with Chainalys...