According to blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis, transactions associated with sanctioned entities increased more than 100,000-fold in 2022 and made up 44 percent of last year's illicit activity.

Source: https://www.gadgets360.com/cryptocurrency/news/cryptocurrency-crypto-sector-india-it-minister-rajeev-chandrasekhar-rbi-shaktikanta-das-3709034

Bisbee’s statements are in keeping with revealed by Chainalysis competitor Coinbase, which describes blockchain evaluation as “extra of an artwork than a science”.

Source: https://www.ghanamma.com/2023/08/29/chainalysis-investigation-supervisor-unaware-of-scientific-proof-on-how-surveillance-software-program-works-naijastic-com/

Since the publishing of last year’s Crypto Crime Report, Chainalysis has attributed $164 million more in cryptocurrency transactions to ransomware payments in 2021.

Source: https://hothardware.com/news/ransomware-gangs-profits-crater-cyber-insurance-governments-crack-down