
Yohan Yun / Cointelegraph:
Elliptic estimates cross-chain criminal and high-risk activity has topped $21.8B in 2025, up from $7B in 2023; North Korea is responsible for ~12% of the total — Crypto criminals are using crosschain tools such as bridges, DEXs and coin swappers to obscure $21.8B in illicit flows across multiple blockchains.

Yohan Yun / Cointelegraph:
Elliptic estimates cross-chain criminal and high-risk activity has topped $21.8B in 2025, up from $7B in 2023; North Korea is responsible for ~12% of the total — Crypto criminals are using crosschain tools such as bridges, DEXs and coin swappers to obscure $21.8B in illicit flows across multiple blockchains.
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