#CryptoScamSurge

Crypto scams in the U.S. soared in 2024–2025, with losses up to $9+ billion, largely driven by pig-butchering, AI-enabled social engineering, and phishing.

AI technologies have exponentially increased scam scalability and realism.

Regulatory and law enforcement responses are scaling up, but because of underreporting, actual impact is likely higher.

Vigilance—verifying, double-checking, and skepticism about unsolicited crypto requests—remains the best defense.