Sanctions Drive Illicit Crypto Address Flows to Record High in 2025
- Posted on January 9, 2026
- By Cointelegraph
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Sanctions Drive Illicit Crypto Address Flows to Record High in 2025

Sanctions drove the value received by illicit addresses up to a record $154 billion in 2025, as countries like Russia sought methods to evade the penalties, according to Chainalysis.