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Cross‑Chain Crime Explosion: $21.8B Laundered in 2025
Elliptic's report reveals illicit actors moved $21.8 billion across decentralized exchanges and cross‑chain bridges in 2025 so far. Around 12% stemmed from North Korean hackers. Tokens such as $BTC , $ETH , and various DeFi tokens were laundered through multi‑chain swaps. 

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