Report estimates $17 billion worth of bitcoin was stolen in 2025 alone —massive haul arises from impersonation tactics and the use of AI for scams

January 14, 2026

, By Tom’s Hardware

Report estimates billion worth of bitcoin was stolen in 2025 alone —massive haul arises from impersonation tactics and the use of AI for scams

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2025 represented the largest increase in revenue generated by crypto scams to date with an estimated $17 billion stolen that year alone, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-scams-2026/” data-url=”https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-scams-2026/” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>Chainalysis reports. The rise of AI-generated deepfakes, phishing, AI-assisted pig butchering, impersonation (including governmental impersonation) and more have all contributed to 2025 being the biggest year for crypto scammers worldwide.

Chainanalysis recorded a 253% YoY increase in average payments from crypto scammers. An average payment in 2024 was worth $782,…

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Report estimates $17 billion worth of bitcoin was stolen in 2025 alone —massive haul arises from impersonation tactics and the use of AI for scams

January 14, 2026

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Report estimates billion worth of bitcoin was stolen in 2025 alone —massive haul arises from impersonation tactics and the use of AI for scams

2025 represented the largest increase in revenue generated by crypto scams to date with an estimated $17 billion stolen that year alone, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-scams-2026/” data-url=”https://www.chainalysis.com/blog/crypto-scams-2026/” target=”_blank” referrerpolicy=”no-referrer-when-downgrade” data-hl-processed=”none” data-mrf-recirculation=”inline-link”>Chainalysis reports. The rise of AI-generated deepfakes, phishing, AI-assisted pig butchering, impersonation (including governmental impersonation) and more have all contributed to 2025 being the biggest year for crypto scammers worldwide.

Chainanalysis recorded a 253% YoY increase in average payments from crypto scammers. An average payment in 2024 was worth $782,…

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