On-Chain Illicit Crypto Holdings Top $75B, Yet Represent Under 1% of Transactions: Binance Research

Binance Research reports that illicit cryptocurrency transactions account for less than 1% of total blockchain activity.

The report also shows that illicit assets remaining on-chain have risen to more than $75 billion in 2025, an increase of around 28% compared with the previous year.

Despite this rise, the analysis highlights limits in major crypto mixers, noting that laundering $1 billion in stolen funds could take more than 100 days due to restricted processing capacity.

Over 80% of these illicit assets have already been transferred to downstream wallets, with blockchain records still enabling their movements to be traced across the network.

Source: Binance Research