How AI-Led Fraud Prevention is Strengthening Trust and Security in the Crypto Industry
Crypto fraud reached new heights in 2025, with illicit transactions crossing $154 billion globally, a 162% jump from the year before. Artificial intelligence has emerged as the industry’s primary line of defence, powering real-time transaction monitoring, phishing detection, identity verification and anti-money laundering checks across major platforms. As illicit crypto transactions surged 162% year-on-year, exchanges are turning to artificial intelligence to catch fraud before it happens. Alan Xin, Head of Blockchain Risk Control at Bybit, explains how.
Q1. Crypto fraud numbers have grown sharply. What does the current threat landscape look like?
The scale is significant. According to the Chainalysis 2026 Crypto Crime Report, about $154 billion was sent to illicit cryptocurrency addresses in 2025, a 162% increase over the previous year.
As more retail investors, financial institutions, and businesses adopt digital assets, hackers are finding increasingly advanced methods to carry out attacks. Security has become one of the...
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