Crypto Scams
Chainalysis 2026 Report: $17 Billion in 2025 Crypto Scams Amid Surging AI Fraud and Hacks
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The Chainalysis 2026 Crypto Crime Report, published January 13, 2026, reveals at least $14 billion stolen in 2025 scams—projected to reach $17 billion—driven by a 1,400% surge in AI-boosted impersonation tactics, amid broader losses including $4 billion from hacks per PeckShield and $154 billion in total illicit volumes linked to nation-state actors.
The city of Gladstone, Missouri, has passed an ordinance mandating warning signs on cryptocurrency ATMs to combat rising scam losses. Businesses must now display signs asking customers if they are being scammed, following reports of significant financial harm to residents. Clay County officials are pushing similar measures across the region.
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Kentucky lawmakers have unanimously advanced House Bill 380 and Senate Bill 189 to regulate cryptocurrency kiosks, imposing transaction caps, ID requirements, and waiting periods to protect users from scams that have cost residents millions. The measures follow testimony from victims and law enforcement during a Frankfort committee hearing.