The number of bitcoins linked to illicit activity is decreasing. These data show data from Market Intel portal by Chainalysis.
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The graph below shows a gradual decline in the share of bitcoins linked to ransomware programs, darknet markets, sanctioned entities, and so on.
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Data: Chainalysis.
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A similar trend is even more pronounced in Ethereum. The share of Ethereum in illicit operations and suspicious activity is several times smaller than Bitcoin.
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Data: Chainalysis.
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Ethereum-related suspicious activity is mainly tied to scam projects.
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Data: Chainalysis.
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The corresponding Bitcoin metric largely originates on darknet markets.
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Data: Chainalysis.
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Earlier this summer, Chainalysis identified almost 900,000 ‘illegal’ bitcoins.
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