Illicit crypto fund recovery rate hit 11% in 2025, 55x that of traditional finance

Approximately 11% of illicit funds circulating in the global crypto-asset market were seized or frozen in 2025, a recovery rate about 55 times more efficient than that of traditional finance, Binance Research reported. The firm explained that because all crypto transactions are permanently recorded on a distributed ledger, it is significantly easier to trace money laundering routes.