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<p>172.252.231.170: </p> <hr /> <div>&lt;br&gt;By Tom Wilson&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;LONDON, Jan 6 (Reuters) - Crime involving cryptocurrencies hit an all-time high of $14 billion last year, blockchain researcher Chainalysis said on Thursday, a record that comes as regulators call for more powers over the fast-growing sector.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Crypto received by digital wallet addresses linked to illicit activity including scams, [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet markets] and ransomware jumped 80% from a year earlier, Chainalysis said in a report.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;The activity represented just 0.15% of total crypto transaction volumes, its lowest ever.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Overall volumes soared to $15.8 trillion in 2021, up over five-fold from a year earlier, U.S.-based Chainalysis said. Digital assets, from bitcoin to non-fungible tokens, exploded in popularity in 2021 amid an embrace from institutional investors and onion [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web marketplaces] website major companies.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Newcomers have been drawn to the promise of quick gains touted by crypto backers, as well as hopes that bitcoin offers a hedge against soaring inflation. Yet cryptocurrencies are still subject to patchy regulation, leaving investors with little recourse against crime.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Financial watchdogs and [https://mydarkmarket.com dark web marketplaces] policymakers from Washington to Frankfurt have fretted over the use of crypto for money laundering, dark [https://mydarkmarket.com darknet market] 2024 with some urging lawmakers to grant them greater powers over the industry.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;&quot;Criminal abuse of cryptocurrency creates huge impediments for continued adoption, heightens the likelihood of restrictions being imposed by governments, and worst of all victimizes innocent people around the world,&quot; Chainalysis said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Driving the increase in crime was an explosion of scams and theft at decentralized finance - DeFi - platforms, it said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;DeFi sites - which offer lending, [https://mydarkmarket.com dark market list] insurance and other financial services while bypassing traditional gatekeepers such as banks - have been plagued by problems that include flaws in underlying code and opaque governance.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Overall cryptocurrency theft grew over five-fold from 2020, with around $3.2 billion worth of coins stolen last year.&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;Around $2.2 billion of those funds, some 72% of the total, were stolen from DeFi sites.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;Scams at DeFi platforms - such as &quot;rug pulls,&quot; where developers set up phony investment opportunities before disappearing with investors' cash - hit $7.8 billion, an 82% jump from 2021, Chainalysis said.&lt;br&gt; &lt;br&gt;(Reporting by Tom Wilson; Editing by Frank Jack Daniel)&lt;br&gt;</div>

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