Crypto Crime Hit an All-Time High of $14B, But That’s Only Half the Story

Name: Crypto Crime Hit an All-Time High of $14B, But That’s Only Half the Story
Uploaded: 2022-01-07T01:18:33Z
Duration: 5 min 302 s
Description: Crypto sleuthing firm Chainalysis found crypto crimes accounted for $14 billion worth of blockchain transactions in 2021, an all-time high, but “The Hash” co-host Zack Seward points out the other side of the coin: Crypto crimes only accounted for 0.15% of all blockchain transactions, an all-time low.

Jan 7, 2022

Crypto sleuthing firm Chainalysis found crypto crimes accounted for $14 billion worth of blockchain transactions in 2021, an all-time high, but “The Hash” co-host Zack Seward points out the other side of the coin: Crypto crimes only accounted for 0.15% of all blockchain transactions, an all-time low.

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