Crypto is playing a growing role in human trafficking networks, report shows

Cryptocurrency use explodes in human trafficking networks, online scams: report

The number of cryptocurrency payments to suspected human trafficking groups surged 85% in 2025 as digital assets play a growing role in illicit online schemes, according to a new report from analytics firm Chainalysis.

Crypto is playing a growing role in human trafficking networks, report shows

A report from a blockchain analytics company has found that cryptocurrency is playing a growing role in suspected human trafficking activity.

Crypto Is Playing a Growing Role in Human Trafficking Networks as Payments Rise 85%, Report Finds

Human trafficking is often hidden behind fake job offers, escort advertisements, or private chat groups. Victims are then moved across borders, forced into exploitation, and cut off from help. What’s becoming clearer, according to new research, is how often cryptocurrency now sits at the center of the financial trail. A recent report by Chainalysis found that cryptocurrency payments linked to suspected human trafficking networks rose by 85% in 2…

Crypto trafficking jumps 85% in 2025, alarming report finds

Crypto trafficking is accelerating at a pace that has startled investigators, regulators and financial crime experts around the world. New blockchain analysis released this year indicates that illicit crypto flows connected to exploitation networks have risen by roughly 85% in 2025 compared with the previous year. The findings suggest that digital assets are increasingly embedded in organized criminal ecosystems operating across multiple contine…