There has been around $2.2 billion in crypto assets stolen this year, according to Chainalysis. Some of the main culprits were North Korea-linked actors.
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The Ethereum Merge that took place in September led to scams rising significantly, according to Chainalysis. The countries most affected by the scams were the United States and India.
New data from Chainalysis shows that illicit cryptocurrency funds reached an all-time high in 2021, totalling $14 billion. Scams were the largest source of these illicit funds followed by theft.