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Key Takeaways
- US$75B+ in illicit crypto trapped on-chain.
- Illicit funds grew 28% in 2025 vs 2024: less is being successfully laundered.
- Mixers cap. at $10M per day: clearing the backlog would take 20+ years.
- 80%+ of illicit funds have moved to downstream wallets, not the original address.
What the chart shows about the accumulation
Binance Research published a five-part thread on May 14 using Chainalysis data current as of May 13, 2026. The central chart tracks total illicit crypto funds held on-chain from 2016 to 2025, split between the estimated total and the portion held by downstream addresses.
Illicit crypto sits below 1% of total transaction volume.
US$75B+ in dirty funds stuck
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