Criminal use of crypto spikes after years of steady decline, TRM report says

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The use of cryptocurrency for illicit activities has seen a spike to $158 billion in 2025, despite being a decreasing share of overall digital assets activity, according to a TRM report.

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While the increasingly professional bad guys' crypto rocketed to $158 billion in 2025, it's still a decreasing share of overall digital assets activity.

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Original article published by CoinDesk on January 28, 2026.
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