In 2023, 0.34 percent of the total cryptocurrency transaction volume was identified as illicit. This figure is based on the transactions involving cryptocurrency addresses known to be controlled by ransomware actors. The highest reported share of illegal transactions between 2017 and 2022 was in 2019, 1.9 percent.
Share of illicit transactions in all cryptocurrency transactions worldwide from 2017 to 2023
Characteristic
Illicit share of cryptocurrency transactions
2023
0.34%
2022
0.24%
2021
0.12%
2020
0.43%
2019
1.9%
2018
0.49%
2017
0.86%
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Chainalysis. (February 1, 2024). Share of illicit transactions in all cryptocurrency transactions worldwide from 2017 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 04, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410685/illicit-crypto-transactions-worldwide/
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Chainalysis. (2024). Share of illicit transactions in all cryptocurrency transactions worldwide from 2017 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 04, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410685/illicit-crypto-transactions-worldwide/
Chainalysis. "Share of Illicit Transactions in All Cryptocurrency Transactions Worldwide from 2017 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Feb 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1410685/illicit-crypto-transactions-worldwide/
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