PANews reported on April 13th that, according to The Block, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center released its annual report showing that cryptocurrency-related fraud losses reached a record $11.366 billion in 2025, a 22% increase year-over-year, accounting for more than half of the total $20.9 billion in internet crime losses for the year. The center received 181,600 cryptocurrency-related complaints, a 21% increase year-over-year, with an average loss of $62,600 per case. People aged 60 and older reported 44,500 complaints, resulting in losses of $4.4 billion, an increase of approximately 56% from $2.84 billion in 2024. Cryptocurrency investment scams caused $7.2 billion in losses, ranking first among all types of fraud. Scams perpetrated through cryptocurrency ATMs and self-service machines resulted in losses of $389 million, a 58% increase year-over-year. Furthermore, the center included artificial intelligence as a tracking category for the first time, receiving 22,400 related complaints with losses of $893 million.
The FBI reports that cryptocurrency fraud losses are projected to reach a record high of $11.36 billion by 2025, with the elderly being the hardest hit.
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