1、TRM Labs 2025.All rights reserved.2024 Crypto Crime ReportPage 12025 Crypto Crime ReportKey trends that shaped the illicit crypto market in 2024TRMLABS.COMTRM Labs 2025.All rights reserved.2024 Crypto Crime ReportPage 2IntroductionIn 2024,crypto transaction volume1 grew to over USD 10.6 trillion,up
2、56%since 2023.Illicit volume currently appears to have dropped to USD 45 billion,down 24%since 2023.This represents 0.4%of overall crypto volume and marks a 51%decrease from 2023.TRM now determines that illicit volume accounted for approximately 0.9%of total crypto volume in 2023.The top categories
3、of illicit activity on the blockchain currently remain largely the same as in 2023:Sanctions(33%of illicit volume),Blocklisted2(29%of illicit volume),and Scams and Fraud(24%of illicit volume).1 Volume on Bitcoin,Ethereum,TRON,Binance Smart Chain,and Polygon.2 Blocklisted addresses are addresses that
4、 appear on public blocklists of stablecoin issuers,trusted law enforcement agencies advisories and alerts,and well-established VASPs or community-driven organizations that serve the purpose of informing other entities on the risk associated with published addresses.These addresses may contain funds
5、associated with a range of illicit activities.Some addresses such as stablecoin contracts are also blocklisted to prevent users from sending funds to them or to prevent them from being called.QUICK LINKSIntroductionTRON saw the largest drop in illicit volume in 2024Sanctioned entities continued to d
6、rive illicit crypto volumeCryptocurrency use in terrorist financing expandedRansomware demands reached an all-time highUSD 2.2 billion was stolen in crypto-related hacksScam and fraud volumes declined,but remain a significant threat in the cryptosphereIllicit drug sales continued to grow and expand