AI-Driven Impersonation Scams Push Crypto Fraud Losses to Record Levels in 2025
Blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis reports in its 2026 Crypto Crime Report that crypto scams and fraud generated at least $14 billion in on-chain losses in 2025 — up from a revised $12 billion in 2024 — with the figure potentially exceeding $17 billion as additional illicit wallet addresses are identified. The surge
